Hyperbole

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Rhetorical device of deliberate exaggeration

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HostChoses à Savoir - Culture générale · Qu’est-ce qu’un adynaton ? · 1:38 · 24 Mar
…Alors je vous l'ai dit, il ne faut pas la confondre avec la simple hyperbole, car l'hyperbole amplifie simplement une réalité.…
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HostChoses à Savoir - Culture générale · Qu’est-ce qu’un adynaton ? · 0:39 · 24 Mar
…Mais attention, ce n'est pas une hyperbole.…
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Derek Bousfield6 Minute English · What English phrases really mean · 3:28 · 15 Jan
…I have no idea, Pippa. I'm going to say to overspeak. Okay, we'll find out the answer at the end of the programme. It's not just hyperbole that changes the meaning of words. Its opposite, something called understatement, has the same effect too. Understatement involves de-emphasising something. For example, imagine you were served an awful meal in a restaur…
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Derek Bousfield6 Minute English · What English phrases really mean · 3:10 · 15 Jan
…But first, I have a question for you, Beth. The……
Pippa6 Minute English · What English phrases really mean · 1:19 · 15 Jan
…Hello! This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.……
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