Are you one of those people who literally digs their nails into their palms whenever someone misuses the word ‘literally?’

Are you annoyed by major dictionaries literally kow-towing to those who abuse the word by allowing it to be 'used for emphasis while not being literally true?'

Were you irritated and amused in equal measure when Jamie Redknapp said of Michael Owen "he literally turns into a greyhound here?"

If so, your prayers have literally been answered.

‘Literally,’ a new app for Chrome, changes every instance of the word ‘literally’ to ‘figuratively,’ so no longer will you be told about things you ‘literally won’t believe’ or people who ‘literally died of laughter.’

Unfortunately the app does not distinguish between genuine and incorrect uses of the word, so you may have difficulty telling whether something has actually happened or not. But hey, it's still enough to make us literally jump for joy!

Jamie Redknapp

Of all the violators of this word, none are quite so notorious as Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool star Jamie Redknapp. Some of his prize quotes include:

• “He’s literally left Ben Haim for dead there."
• "He’s literally turned him inside out."
• "He literally turns into a greyhound."
• "This new ball is going quicker than ever - it literally explodes off the player’s foot."
• "Alonso and Sissoko have been picked to literally sit in front of the back four."
• "Centre forwards have the ability to make time stand still. And when Chopra got the ball, it literally did just that."
• "Scholes has such a great footballing brain. He’ll see a picture in his head and literally paint it in front of you."