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what is the purpose of the word literally?
To convey to the reader/listener that you mean something literally rather than metaphorically.
You weren't using a metaphor. You were using a single word to describe someone as "retarded" therefore that words meaning is inferred by its universally understood definition. The word in itself is not a metaphor.
The word is often used in a non-literal sense. For example this conversation is retarded. not in the literal sense, since the conversation doesn't have a mental delay, instead it's a useless argument on semantics. for that reason it is retarded. but not literally.
Since a conversation is incapable of being "retarded" you should probably simply use your other descriptors. Otherwise one runs the risk of being confused for being retarded, disabled or worse yet a confused leftist. Worse since a retarded or disabled person has a perfectly reasonable excuse for their condition but a leftist, for all intents and purpose, appear to be much more capable than those with a debilitating condition yet behave otherwise.
Try "this conversation is a useless argument on semantics."
Look, its not my fault our language has been butchered. The fact that the word is often incorrectly used in a non-literal way should not give the excuse for another to also use it incorrectly. How about just use the word correctly rather than playing into the madness.
Not sure why your even arguing this. If your bothered by someone calling you out and would rather continue to use those words in that way without being bothered, I don't know, send word to Webster or convince linguistic experts to change our language to your liking and have the rest of the masses use it in that way.
This is awful and laughable at the same time. You'll be fine without using "literally" I promise.
You act as though colloquial lenguage does not exist, or words, cannot have more than one use. The reason "literally" exists is because words can be used outside of their original meaning to mean something else.