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Misuse of 'literally'

A travel blog says 'The Dubai heat literally melted my brain.' What should the editor do?

A.Leave it, since 'literally' just adds emphasis in formal writingB.Remove 'literally' or reword, since it is not literally trueC.Change it to 'figuratively literally melted my brain'D.Replace it with 'actually', which means the same as figuratively

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