Saturday, March 7, 2009

Cleaning up my rhetorical act

One of the many ways that this class has forever changed me will be in my word choice. iIt has been months since I have used the word "literally" when I am speaking. I cannot do it! Every time it springs into my mind, I must replace it with "actually" or another substitute before it leaves my mouth. I guess I have gained a new understanding of "literal" in Oral Traditions, and suddenly statements like "That book was so good, I literally could not put it down" just sound silly to me.
Unless it's on paper, of course.

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