A bar in New York has banned the word ‘literally’

Literally never drinking there again.

Not that we ever got the chance to, but you know... hypothetically literally never drinking there again. These days, bars and cafes like to ban lots of different things that their customers enjoy doing. Using WiFi is one of them. Going to the bathroom without inputting a code from a little receipt is another. The above things, however, we can deal with. We understand why certain places don't offer WiFi - they want their customers to talk to each other and make working on the go actually really difficult. Whatever, we can deal with it. One thing we wouldn't be able to deal with though, would be a ban on the word 'literally.' And not because we're obsessed with the word literally and literally cannot stop saying it. ... But because banning the word 'literally' is a stupid thing to do and you literally won't be able to find a single person who hasn't used it in day-to-day conversation. No one's that edgy, lads. A bar in the East Village, Continental, however, seem to think that they are because they've banned the word to try and crack down on 'Kardashianism.' Because people weren't saying 'literally' all the time before the Kardashians like. A sign in their window, tweeted by Twitter user 'evgrieve', reads:

"Sorry but if you say the word 'literally' inside Continental you have five minutes to finish your drink and then you must leave. "If you actually start a sentence with 'I literally' you must leave immediately. "This is the most overused, annoying word in the English language and we will not tolerate it. "Stop Kardashianism now."

https://twitter.com/evgrieve/status/956160126804688896 Right so. We can probably go ahead and assume that this sign should be taken with a pinch of salt and that nobody's actually going to be told to leave the bar if they say the word 'literally.' ... We hope not anyway. Literally a joke.