Incorrect Grammar

ThePhan: NOTHING about incorrect grammar usage makes me crazier than misusing the word "literally."

Sentynel: Phan: So, that's literally the most annoying grammar error?

Goosey: Phan: STORY

ThePhan: Sent: Yes. Because I have been trying desperately to think of anything that makes me more upset and I can't think of anything. So, yes. Literally. Heh.

ThePhan: There's been a video going around on Facebook. It's been reposted by like 14-15 of my friends.

ThePhan: It's a guy doing a poem he wrote about how he loves Jesus but hates religion.

ThePhan: It's a nice little poem, has some nice ideas in it, I mostly agree with what he's saying.

ThePhan: But then at the end, he says something along the lines of, "I hate religion. In fact, I literally resent it."

ThePhan: ...WHAT?

Goosey: LOL

ThePhan: Did someone try to claim he was only figuratively resenting it?

Goosey: Is that even possible?

Sentynel: I used to have an irrational hatred for "alot", but now it just makes me giggle.

Sentynel: Misuse of literally is definitely one of the things that bothers me the most.

Sentynel: Another is "I could care less".

ThePhan: I can forgive misspellings and capitalization and punctuation errors. I can even forget "have went."

ThePhan: Er, *forgive, not forget

ThePhan: But I can't handle people who use "literally" to mean "a lot."

ThePhan: "I could care less" always sounded sarcastic to me, so that one is at least partially justified in my mind. I mean, I don't use it. Heh.

Sentynel: I guess it could be sarcastic. Maybe that's how it started. But I definitely hear it used without a hint of sarcasm.

ThePhan: Yeah. And that doesn't make sense.

Sam: I used to literally explode when people said "alot" but now I could care less.

ThePhan: LOL

ThePhan: Thanks, Sam.

Sam: No problem.