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megawill
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 Posted: 10/14/04 - 15:58 Post subject: Mega's good writing tip of the day....
avoid hyperbole....
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hyperbole
\Hy*per"bo*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr?, prop., an overshooting, excess, fr. Gr. ? to throw over or beyond; "ype`r over + ? to throw. See Hyper-, Parable, and cf. Hyperbola.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:03 Post subject:
Yeah, but can you use that word in a sentence??? 
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:04 Post subject:
geez you are ALWAYS preaching TONS of grammar
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BamBam
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:07 Post subject:
I was on the phone with my friend Bole and he asked me to tell my boss Hello
So I said "Hey Boss, Hi per Bole"
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:16 Post subject:
Hyperashell may want to weigh in on this one
Last edited by AlaninTX on 10/14/04 - 16:22; edited 1 time in total
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purple hayes
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:16 Post subject:
| AlaninTX wrote: | | Hyerashell may want to weigh in on this one |
Who? 
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:23 Post subject:
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Who? |
fixed 
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 16:24 Post subject:
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fixed |
psst! There's only 1 L.
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 17:06 Post subject:
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Not really.
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 17:12 Post subject:
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Posted: 10/14/04 - 19:52 Post subject: Re: Mega's good writing tip of the day....
| megawill wrote: | avoid hyperbole....
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hyperbole
\Hy*per"bo*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr?, prop., an overshooting, excess, fr. Gr. ? to throw over or beyond; "ype`r over + ? to throw. See Hyper-, Parable, and cf. Hyperbola.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.
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