tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13254577.post9214461970710434550..comments2023-11-01T01:03:28.646+10:30Comments on stephen clark: Loose languageStephan Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13254577.post-35920199884473340442011-09-19T16:50:34.256+09:302011-09-19T16:50:34.256+09:30Yes, I am at times careful with language. And othe...Yes, I am at times careful with language. And other times not.<br />Part of the rush of writing so much stuff online, the rush to publish doesn't give time always for revision and more measured scrutinyStephan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194782441138561354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13254577.post-79918330861362478902007-03-16T15:16:00.000+10:302007-03-16T15:16:00.000+10:30Literally is now an intensifier, e.g. 'I was liter...Literally is now an intensifier, e.g. 'I was literally climbing up the wall'.<BR/><BR/>Symbolic as a de-intensifier (what word am I looking for?!), e.g. 'The gesture was [merely] symbolic'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com