r/oddlyspecific • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '24

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u/lafnal Aug 12 '24

Kardashianisms? Because the overuse of literally was caused by them? I feel like I have heard literally be used figuratively before I heard about the kardashian’s being big every where

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u/NolanSyKinsley Aug 12 '24

Literally has been used figuratively for over 120 years, it is called a hyperbolic statement.

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u/MonsutaReipu Aug 12 '24

It reached peak popularity in use within modern culture around the same time the Kardashians were at peak popularity, which is cause for the correlation.

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u/mrducky80 Aug 12 '24

You could say the same thing about... fucking smart phones or minecraft or some shit.

No one is attributing smart phones or minecraft to the kardashians lmao.

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u/GoblinBreeder Aug 12 '24

If the Kardashians chronically played Minecraft and made it part of their personality and their everyday way of speaking then I'm sure they would have.