LiminalSpace

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Liminal spaces are the subject of an Internet aesthetic portraying empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition (pertaining to the concept of liminality) or of nostalgic appeal.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Language is evolving. I agree with you but we will lose this fight in the long term ;)

[–] Dasus 6 points 2 months ago

Well yes, but no, but yes.

I understand that "literally" can be colloquially used to mean "figuratively", or just as emphasis, but it'll take a while yet for the prescriptive meaning to be "overridden", and given how well we record history currently, given context, it will never fully lose that meaning.

I think the same logic applies here.

I'm not going to say someone is incorrect in using it in a way that doesn't fit the prescriptive meaning, but just know that mentally I'll be very mildly frowning at that.