I feel your pain. The misuse and overuse of words are two big pet peeves of mine. Maybe it has something to do with my coming of age in the era of Valley girl- and preppy-speak, when “awesome” and ...

The word “literally” is now often used as a way to emphasize something that happened: “I literally died laughing.” But what ...

(Laughter) Well, if the bartender is Trigger Smith, the owner of the Continental in Manhattan's East Village, he could say, look; I literally warned you because he literally has posted that warning on ...