Double-barreled "literal"

[Peter A. McGraw]

I just heard my favorite use yet of "literal" to mean its virtual opposite.
When I turned on NPR this morning--about 5 to 7:00--an interviewee was
saying, "It would be a literal cyber-Pearl Harbor."  I didn't hear enough
to get the larger context.

Just thought I'd share.

Peter Mc.

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Peter A. McGraw       Linfield College        McMinnville, Oregon
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