SSTF@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhen did you (literally or figuratively) dodge a bullet?message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhen did you (literally or figuratively) dodge a bullet?SSTF@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOP did you think this was the matrix? Who do you think is literally dodging bullets?
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoBrother if the shooter missing counts as dodging…
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoThe term frequently means narrowly avoiding a bad outcome, regardless of how it happens. Often it’s nothing more than Mr Magoo-ing out of the way. There are remarkably few people in the world who can actually dodge a literal bullet. Everything else is just luck or escaping.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoYes that’s what the term means figuratively. However having read the title I was referring to the other part.
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI would assume through context clues that “figuratively” in this context means narrowly avoiding a bad situation, and “literally” means avoiding your death regardless of whether it has to do with a literal bullet or not.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s an odd assumption to make when it’s not the meaning of the word literally. That’s literally the meaning of the word figuratively.
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI think we’ve had enough years on this planet to realize people use the word literally incorrectly almost as often as they use it correctly.
OP did you think this was the matrix? Who do you think is literally dodging bullets?
Trump?
Brother if the shooter missing counts as dodging…
The term frequently means narrowly avoiding a bad outcome, regardless of how it happens. Often it’s nothing more than Mr Magoo-ing out of the way.
There are remarkably few people in the world who can actually dodge a literal bullet. Everything else is just luck or escaping.
Yes that’s what the term means figuratively. However having read the title I was referring to the other part.
I would assume through context clues that “figuratively” in this context means narrowly avoiding a bad situation, and “literally” means avoiding your death regardless of whether it has to do with a literal bullet or not.
It’s an odd assumption to make when it’s not the meaning of the word literally. That’s literally the meaning of the word figuratively.
I think we’ve had enough years on this planet to realize people use the word literally incorrectly almost as often as they use it correctly.
One guy comes to mind…