Do you interpret things literally or figuratively?

“The doctor told me I did well through the surgery, how could I have done well if I was asleep?”

That’s an example of something you could interpret literal or figurative, which did you go with first? :)

Answer #1

I usually try figuratively, I tennd to get mocked when I interpret things literally my friends are very sarcastic

Answer #2

literally

Answer #3

hyper-literally.

Answer #4

Usually I interpret things figuratively. People complain a bit that I look too much into things.

Answer #5

There’s more than one literal interpretation. To do well means one performed well. One could technically perform sleep well.

Answer #6

most of the time, its literally

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