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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.