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Tag Archives: Parks & Recreation
Sitcoms and language humour
Those who are familiar with Frasier would certainly recall that language was one of the things Frasier and Niles were nitpicky about. In one episode, Frasier manages to irritate a caller by commenting on his inappropriate use of literally: “I’m sorry Doug, … Continue reading
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Tagged Archer, Frasier, language in sitcoms, literally, Parks & Recreation, television
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These are literally my favourite expressions
I think we all have our opinions about the use of the word literally as an intensifier in expressions where it doesn’t literally mean literally. Personally, it doesn’t usually bother me, so for me there is hardly an ‘incorrect’ use … Continue reading
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