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literally: This word should be deleted. All too often, actions described as __iterally_ did not happen at all. As in, __e literally jumped out of his skin._ No, he did not. Though if he literally had, I__ suggest raising the element and proposing the piece for page one. Inserting __iterally_ willy-nilly reinforces the notion that breathless nitwits lurk within this newsroom. Eliminate on sight__he usage, not the nitwits. The nitwits are to be captured
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literally: This word should be deleted. All too often, actions described as __iterally_ did not happen at all. As in, __e literally jumped out of his skin._ No, he did not. Though if he literally had, I__ suggest raising the element and proposing the piece for page one. Inserting __iterally_ willy-nilly reinforces the notion that breathless nitwits lurk within this newsroom. Eliminate on sight__he usage, not the nitwits. The nitwits are to be captured
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