Indian English habit

Use literally well

Literally

Keep it for things that really happened

Kabir literally ran ten kilometres for the charity walk.

Remember: 'Literally' means 'really, exactly as said'. Many people use it just for emphasis, and dictionaries list that, but in formal writing keep it for facts.

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