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[โ€“] stingpie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I will continue to say LITRALLY everytime somebody uses literally as figuratively.

[โ€“] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I understand, but 'Island' has an 's' in it. This was a done as a stylistic choice to Latinize a word that has no Latin roots, and it caught on. English is a mongrel tongue with it's rules defined by how the unwashed masses use it; You're fighting a losing battle.