The "One Thing" Week 1- Literally Illiterate:

During the first week in class, I became more aware of a serious issue that I have, and as a journalist, it is a habit that needs to be broken. We went through a PowerPoint presentation in class which listed common errors that writers encounter, one of these errors was the improper and overuse of the word "literally," a literary crime which I am guilty of committing over and over again. Being a college student, when I'm not sitting in class, I'm engulfed in all kinds of social media, be it Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, I frequent them all. Because of this, I have become accustomed to phrases which include the excessive use and misuse of "literally." Just to name a few, "I'm literally dying," "I literally can't even" and "I'm literally obsessed." After discussing this with the class, I have realized that I'm never "literally" doing any of the things that I claim to be "literally" doing. Now that I have become more consciously aware of my issue, I will literally never make this mistake again…