Editing Hyperbole (section)

=== Literally ===
One of the most frequently used hyperboles in English is the word ''literally''. It became a controversial issue when millennials began to convolute ''literally'' by using the word to artificially substantiate a position.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-25|title="Literally" Literally Needs to Stop|url=https://www.thewarriorwire.org/4018/lifestyle/literally-literally-needs-to-stop/|access-date=2024-06-05|website=The Warrior Wire}}</ref> Many dictionaries now document the meaning as "to acknowledge that something is not literally true but is used for emphasis or to express strong feeling". Hence, ''literally'' has become one of the primary ways to exaggerate and hyperbolize a statement.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-25|title=Hyperbole Examples and Definition|url=http://www.literarydevices.com/hyperbole/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Literary Devices}}</ref>