How to pronounce literal
Listen to literal in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“literal” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 79 American · 81 British · 3 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Literal robots. Literal robots.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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It's not It's literal. It's literal.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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Except...maybe literal shade...
CrashCourse · hear it here
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Computers are extremely literal.
freeCodeCamp.org · hear it here
Why real speech
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