"Literal" and "figurative" are two types of meaning in English, but they are often confused (even by native English speakers!).
Learn the difference between them in this video, and why Americans who say "I was literally starving" will not die soon of hunger.
For more on the use of "literally," see our Daily English 840 - Translating a Document:
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and Cultural English 334:
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And get a complete, FREE English lesson with audio and text here: [ Ссылка ]
~Jeff
