Of course I can discern that. I think it sounds stupid and childish, and makes someone appear less intelligent. Overused and misused word. But this is now derailing the thread.
I’m with you here - it’s a completely superfluous word that the young have adopted as some form of belonging ritual. It has no purpose, adds no emphasis and is just poor English masquerading as a statement.
If you're unable to discern that the word serves a purpose(emphasis) in that sentence, I literally don't know what to say to you.
It used to be that literally had a meaningful definition - quite literally. Now it doesn’t (see #2) [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally]
Not everyone has caught up.
Of course I can discern that. I think it sounds stupid and childish, and makes someone appear less intelligent. Overused and misused word. But this is now derailing the thread.
I’m with you here - it’s a completely superfluous word that the young have adopted as some form of belonging ritual. It has no purpose, adds no emphasis and is just poor English masquerading as a statement.
Superfluous words serve no purpose, though your use of one here emphasizes your lack of maturity. If that’s your goal, good writing.
It's bad enough to expect other people to change the way they communicate to make you feel better.
It's another thing entirely when the way they're communicating is accurate and correct.
But there literally is an input box.