Ambrose Bierce. Ever heard of him? Bierce, like Mark Twain, is a famous American writer known for his satire and humor. Bierce predicted, even in the 19th century, that the word literally would someday be used to mean figuratively. And now, in the 21st century, it has.
Weighing in on ‘literally,’ but figuratively, of course
By Gene Weingarten, The Washington Post
To the Nobel Prize committee:
I am writing to suggest that you make your first posthumous award in literature, and that it go to Ambrose Bierce, the 19th-century American satirist. I have always admired Bierce, but I do not write merely as a fan; I write to acquaint you with what may well be the greatest feat of long-range prognostication in the history of the written word.
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