I can't believe this literally got posted...I mean iiterally read this and was like wow...I can't believe I literally read that.

Dude, **** off. Let him use it how he wants. Shouldn't bother you.

I'd be on your side of the "literally" argument. That's a pretty extreme misuse of it. Still, don't get overstressed about it, as you obviously are. Perhaps use it as an opportunity to feel self-righteous and inwardly laugh at the stupidity of other humans? x) Being a bit of a dick is probably a better option than actually going insane and possibly murdering your coworker violently. Just don't go bonkers.

Thats a dumb thing to anger you. Saying literally has become slang in a way. Alot of people use it that way so you literally need to get over it.

I'd be a lot more bothered by having to listen to a colleague talk about ******** himself inside out.

There's a locally produced commercial that plays in our movie theaters about a man (with 3 PhDs and a Master's) battling a brain tumor. He says that before his treatment, he was "literally scared to death". That must be some fantastic treatment.

But then again, if the guy shit his pants but still had shit in his bowels, he would have literally shit himself :p

Actually, not to sound like a bitch, but he's not using the word wrong. Through modern misuse of the word, the word 'literally' has become a contranym, meaning it definition is its conventional usage, as well as its antonym. In the case of the word literally, it means both literal as well as figurative. The later, is the definition your coworker is using. Other examples of contranyms inckude the word to cleave (to separate as well as to unit) and to dust (to dust off or to add dust while pulling finger prints). Uneducated--and self proclaimed-- grammar nazis tend to take offense to people who they think are less "educated" than they are, when in all actuality these self proclaimed grammar nazis are nothing but glorified assholes with massive egos. -your resident linguist.

Say what?

YDI for being a grammar Nazi.