http://hailbritannia.com/2009/01/22/us-vs-uk-on-bbc-radio-scotland/ An Anglophile's Blog From the Wrong Side of the Pond Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:47:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://hailbritannia.com/2009/01/22/us-vs-uk-on-bbc-radio-scotland/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Lisa Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:22:14 +0000 http://hailbritannia.com/?p=591#comment-535 Americans might take things literally, but at least most of us know how to use the word "literally" correctly. In Britain the word literally -or "lit-ruhl-ee" as they like to say- is used in excess, and more often than not incorrectly. This drives me absolutely insane. I might not get all of their sarcasm but I can take comfort in the fact that I speak the language correctly. Americans might take things literally, but at least most of us know how to use the word “literally” correctly. In Britain the word literally -or “lit-ruhl-ee” as they like to say- is used in excess, and more often than not incorrectly. This drives me absolutely insane. I might not get all of their sarcasm but I can take comfort in the fact that I speak the language correctly.

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