misuse of "decimated"

[duke_19_62]

"literally"

bugs the heck out of me. As in "It's literally raining cats and dogs outside." Unless the apocalypse is just around the corner, no, it is not "literally" raining cats and dogs.

According to www.merriam-webster.com:
"Definition of literally

1 : in a literal sense or manner :actually<took the remark literally><was literally insane>

• 2: in effect : virtually <will literally turn the world upside down to combat cruelty or injustice — Norman Cousins>"
  
  
  So I guess it's like my science teacher said, if the facts don't fit the theory, the facts must be dispensed with.