A great (and correct!) use of the word is found in a Washington Post story this morning:
The reason it is correct? They had to rescue the people from the elevator of the Washington Monument.
[Literally Watch is a public service of this blog, our effort to point out the correct --and incorrect-- use of the word. Many people use literally when they should use figuratively]
D.C. firefighters from Rescue Squad One faced a monumental rescue problem Thursday evening...literally.
The reason it is correct? They had to rescue the people from the elevator of the Washington Monument.
[Literally Watch is a public service of this blog, our effort to point out the correct --and incorrect-- use of the word. Many people use literally when they should use figuratively]
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