From Brian Micklethwait:
Literally used to mean: this is not a metaphor. Now, literally means: I am really serious about this metaphor and I really want you to listen.
talking about this quote on Obama.
Sadly, he’s right. That’s the way things are headed.
But that doesn’t mean that I won’t continue to ridicule people for using the new definition.
I’ve grown used to blank looks when I append “or metaphorically” to these dummies’ utterances.