But political leaks have strayed far from their literal foundation.
Many saw battles being fought in their literal backyards.
The contiguity of these words, their literal juxtaposition, reinforces the state of contradiction, of entanglement.
If patents were always interpreted by their literal terms, their value would be greatly diminished.
For others, a swelling womb threatens their integrity — their literal self-possession.
Some songs, Oki said onstage, have survived, but their literal meanings have been lost.
The intentional roughness of his visuals, their literal dirt and distortions, underscores that this is handmade, personal moviemaking.
Newsom's songs are full to the brim with clues, connections and secrets, and their literal meaning tends to be elusive.
I remember Mompou on an ancient Angel LP giving the same note values their literal worth, and to magical effect.
The practice, they say, takes rules aimed at preserving old architecture to their literal, and absurd, extreme.
We want to see how the thing gets made, and letters, with their literal testimony, promise to offer some help.
