Literally Watch!

     I'm proud to say it is none other than Steve Flowers, columnist and CBS-8 political commentator, who presents an excellent correct example of using the word literally.

      In his latest column, he writes about the re-establishment of the Iron Bowl in 1948 after a decades long break:



      The contract was drawn up, papers were signed, and the rivals literally buried the hatchet. On the morning of December 4, 1948, the president of each school’s student body dug a hole at Birmingham’s Woodrow Wilson Park, tossed a hatchet in and buried it.



     "Literally" is one of the most misused words in the language, and this blog is on a mission to point out the correct and incorrect use when it appears in public.



[Thanks to our eagle eyed senior editor J.C. for spotting this example!]