yesman@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 20 days agoLiving languagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square201linkfedilinkarrow-up1620
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minus-squarelastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·20 days agoBut every word can be used hyperbolically.
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agono, it can’t. hyperbole means to exaggerate, to a great degree. descriptors like “round” or “soft” can’t be hyperbolic.
minus-squarenondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 days agoCalling fat people round is hyperbole isn’t it?
minus-squareKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-218 days agoOr calling a bald guy “Curly”
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days agono, it’s either true or false, but even a false usage isn’t hyperbolic, it’s just wrong
But every word can be used hyperbolically.
no, it can’t. hyperbole means to exaggerate, to a great degree. descriptors like “round” or “soft” can’t be hyperbolic.
Calling fat people round is hyperbole isn’t it?
Or calling a bald guy “Curly”
no, it’s either true or false, but even a false usage isn’t hyperbolic, it’s just wrong