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Old 2007-07-11, 23:08   Link #133
Joka
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Originally Posted by WanderingKnight View Post
Then he's using the term "literal" in a wrong fashion. He should use "acquired" meaning. "Literal" means that, "literal", something that comes up just by analyzing the word on isolation without any sort of contextual reference at all.
Yeah you are right. Acquired would be a better word.

However when I read it immediately my mind registered what "meaning of the word" and what the word "actually" means in society.

Maybe I am reading into this too much.
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