Figuratively Unbelievable

April 22, 2014

Getting sick of people who overuse the word “literally”? A new browser extension kindly replaces instances of the word with “figuratively.” At Slate, Will Oremus tries out a godsend for pedants. (A Millions piece by Fiona Maazel nicely complements his article.)

is a staff writer for The Millions. He lives in New York.