Kint Sonnemont ([info]kint) wrote,
@ 2009-06-05 20:03:00
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Current mood: amused

"Literal" Fail
"...she ran like the wind, and literally ran herself into the school..."

-Ms.Terri Hanrahan
Glenbard South Principal


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[info]wovenchimera
2009-06-06 03:21 pm UTC (link)
But.. it's.. argh
It's actually redundant. The use of the word "ran" IS literal in this case.

And what's she going to do? Run someone else into the school?
Of course she "runs herself".
/facepalm

I suppose with the idea of "run into" indicating a collision.. to say "literally" is a way of ensuring disambiguation? I can see the reason for it, but.. It's incredibly clumsy.
Clumsy like a girl that runs into a school. :P

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