Getting concrete with literally vs. figuratively

Ever get a feeling when hearing these two words that you don’t quite know what one means?

“Literal” means you’re saying exactly what happened. “Figurative” means you’re speaking metaphorically.

So, during a headache, one’s head “figuratively explodes” not “literally explodes.”

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