So, a lot of people have used “literally” wrong. They will say “literally” when they actually mean “figuratively.” So many people have done this that dictionary.com includes this caveat in their definition of literally [my commentary in brackets, because I just can’t help myself]:
“Usage note: Since the early 20th century, literally has been widely used as an intensifier meaning “in effect; virtually,” a sense that contradicts the earlier meaning ‘actually, without exaggeration’: The senator was literally buried alive in the Iowa primaries. The parties were literally trading horses in an effort to reach a compromise. The use is often criticized [*ahem*]; nevertheless, it appears in all but the most carefully edited [read: literate] writing.”
This is annoying to me.
But it’s not nearly as annoying as the disturbing trend, seen mostly on Twitter, of saying, “What the actual fuck…”
Do they mean that? Do they REALLY? Because what I imagine when they say/tweet this is an unfortunate scenario where they were just walking along, minding their own business, when BAM – people suddenly copulating right there on the ground in front of them.
Because that’s what “actual” means, kids. That whatever follows is literally (the traditional usage) what happened.
I mean, if it is what actually happened, then by all means, report that shit (figurative). If something like spontaneous public sex happens right in front of you, all of Twitter needs to hear about it, because that is indeed remarkable and the exact sort of thing for which Twitter was created.
But let’s stop saying “actual” and “literally” when we mean the opposite. Let’s talk/tweet like we actually know the language.
M. Suzanne Terry 
I literally laughed out loud.
Yes! And kudos on your correct usage of “literally.”
Unless, of course, you did not actually laugh out loud and are just needling me.
Unless, of course, when doing so, you said it in out loud in Rob Lowe’s voice, because his character on Parks and Recreation is so adorable it trumps his rampant misuse of the word “literally.”