JamesTiberiusKirk
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Idiomatic. Hyperbolic.
Words about words that have meanings. All English speakers use these devices even if they don't know their names. Fewer than all seem to recognise them when used. On the rare occasion someone might mistake these devices as opinion. They would be wrong. Once I heard of a person using the synonym embellishment, which is like hyperbole in meaning, and confusing embellishment with opinion. I found that amusing.
Thus ends today's lesson.
Words about words that have meanings. All English speakers use these devices even if they don't know their names. Fewer than all seem to recognise them when used. On the rare occasion someone might mistake these devices as opinion. They would be wrong. Once I heard of a person using the synonym embellishment, which is like hyperbole in meaning, and confusing embellishment with opinion. I found that amusing.
Thus ends today's lesson.