why is literally in quotes? that implies it didn’t really literally save them. but it did, literally. i’m tired of seeing quotes misused all over the place.
I’m assuming it’s because the people who rescued them are the ones who literally saved their lives, not the watch. You could argue that without the watch, the people wouldn’t known where to go to rescue them, but the watch didn’t actually save anyone, it just allowed them to be saved.
Also, the “literally” is actually a quote from the person speaking about the ordeal. Nothing’s misused here.
you could argue that but it is the very poster boy for the concept of splitting hairs. no one says “911 doesn’t save lives.” do they? anyway, have a great day. 🦋
timing! i was literally just thinking about that and came back to say oh, i wasn’t arguing with you. the should just ditch the word “literally” anyway. 🙂
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