Jan 13, 2015 · Hi, Why an, not a, hyperbole in the following sentence from The Statment of Articles on Impeachment. "Today I am an inquisitor. An hyperbole would not be fictional and …

Dec 6, 2020 · hyperbole extravagant exaggeration Merriam-Webster hyperbole exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally Webster’s New World College Dictionary Question: …

Jul 26, 2010 · Somebody has been trying to persuade me that "hyperbole" has a stronger meaning than "exaggeration" - a sort of exaggerated exaggeration. The dictionaries point to its …

Dec 16, 2010 · For me, now, the questions become very similar to those in the simpler case: Is this just exaggeration? - hyperbole. Or, is this a leap of imagination into a world in which it is …

Aug 9, 2008 · Hi, I recently felt particularly stupid to learn that "hyperbole" seems to be defined as intentional exaggeration for effect. I had always thought it usually referred to unintentional …

Mar 3, 2016 · Hi guys! I was wondering if I could get the meaning of that sentence which is" He’s not usually given to hyperbole." in the example sentence for hyperbole in Oxford learners …

Oct 31, 2007 · Where's dinner? I'm starved/starving to death. Both starved and starving work with the above wording, I presume, but are there subtle differences in meanings between them? …

Mar 19, 2021 · "Nomadic" (perhaps a hyperbole) but could be used. For years I lived a nomadic existence living at no one city for more than one year. Nomadic definition and meaning | …

Aug 30, 2010 · So, "a peck of dirt" on a floor that someone supposedly swept (clean) would be hyperbole for a (small) amount of dirt. You're not supposed to leave any at all. The phrase …

Sep 2, 2009 · As Rover_KE says, the statement is an example of hyperbole. The implication is, "You've been told this enough times that you (1) should already know it to be true [or (2) …