Literally. The meaning of the word literally has changed. Society has beaten the word down with constant misuse, changing the definition from a word meaning "in actuality" to "in effect," which deeply saddens me. I hate to hear words misused and then we actually change the meaning to fit the misuse! My "secret writer" soul is heartbroken. Literally has become second nature to most people in everyday speak, they literally use it at least once in a conversation. Literally. As I hear my children speak this nonsense, I have banned the use of the word in my presence at home. It literally gives me a migraine. Which leads to that word...migraine. A headache is not a migraine, people. A headache is something that hurts. A lot. It can last a long time and make you feel like you want to curl up in bed and not move. But a migraine is a whole different ball game. Having had both headaches and migraines, I can tell you that a migraine is on another level. When I hear people say they are battling a migraine, while they drink their coffee, listen to music, and squint a little at the sun, I want to scream! Migraines are serious. They can make you see colors, (as learned recently from a 7-year-old), vomit, dry heave, and basically want to cut your own head off, just to relieve the pain. They are incredibly awful and just not the same. So next time you literally have a migraine, think for just a moment...what do you really mean?
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