yesman@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agoLiving languagelemmy.worldimagemessage-square371linkfedilinkarrow-up1806arrow-down196
arrow-up1710arrow-down1imageLiving languagelemmy.worldyesman@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square371linkfedilink
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·5 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-up5·4 days agoCalling fat people round is hyperbole isn’t it?
minus-squareKraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoOr calling a bald guy “Curly”
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agono, it’s either true or false, but even a false usage isn’t hyperbolic, it’s just wrong
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoIt really depends on how they are built. I have deffo seen some rounder obese people.
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
It really depends on how they are built. I have deffo seen some rounder obese people.