It used to be that people would just misuse it for "figuratively," or instead of "really," but I've come to known people who use it needlessly.
"Man, I picked up smokes at the gas station and it literally took me five minutes." "Yeah, I believe you, you don't have to qualify the statement. Five minutes sounds about right."
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Date: 2009-07-10 02:55 pm (UTC)"Man, I picked up smokes at the gas station and it literally took me five minutes."
"Yeah, I believe you, you don't have to qualify the statement. Five minutes sounds about right."