Spot the Words Hidden in These Words @arikaokrent2490

Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

These words have smaller words inside them that tell you something about their etymology. Produced for Mental Floss.

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Spot the Words Hidden in These Words

Name: The Story of Figurative Literally @arikaokrent2490
Uploaded: 2017-10-16T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Does the popular use of literally literally make you sick? Or does it just annoy you, in which case it only figuratively makes you sick. Heres the story of how it came to be. Produced for Mental Floss