I metaphorically explode when people use "literally" in the wrong context
"Literally" in the so-called 'wrong' context was used by Charles Dickens (he had
literally feasted his eyes), Jane Austen (when we had been
literally rocked in our bed), James Joyce (
literally knocking everything else into a cocked hat), F Scott Fitzgerald (He
literally glowed) and Mark Twain (Tom was
literally rolling in wealth), to name a few.
Using "literally" this way was perfectly OK for centuries. Looks like it only changed relatively recently... presumably when a self appointed grammar cop decided otherwise, for everyone else.
Someone wrote about it, quite literally.
The word 'literally' has been used as an intensifier for at least three centuries—including by a number of famous authors.
www.mentalfloss.com
...the word literally has been used as a hyperbole or intensifier for at least three centuries, with its earliest figurative use dating back to 1769.