[Vision2020] Correction: Re: Hyperbole lite/ Harkins/Wenders...

[Ted Moffett]

Dave et. al.

I forgot to point out that the definition of hyperbole implies the
exaggeration is "intentional," which might rule it out as applied to either
Jeff's post on Wenders or Wender's professional work.

Ted Moffett

On 12/6/06, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Dave et. al.
>
> Thanks for your explanation...
>
> Oddly, according to the dictionary, at least in of them, the word "light"
> can be used sometimes to mean something similar to "lite" as in "lite
> beer."  This seems to allow too much confusion between the meaning of
> "light" and "lite."
>
> Perhaps "hyperbole lite" can be used without it being an oxymoron, but
> hyperbole by definition is "exaggeration," so how can it be "lite," and
> still be exaggeration enough (note use of word "extravagant" in definition
> below) to be hyperbole?  The phrase "hyperbole dark" does not suggest that
> it is an oxymoron.  Hyperbole can be very very dark indeed without the word
> "dark" contradicting the meaning of "hyperbole."
>
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hyperbole
>
> *hy·per·bo·le* /haɪˈpɜr bə li/ *Pronunciation Key* - *Show Spelled
> Pronunciation *[ hahy-*pur*-b*uh*-lee] *Pronunciation Key* - *Show IPA
> Pronunciation *
> <https://secure.reference.com/premium/login.html?rd=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fbrowse%2Fhyperbole>
> *–noun **Rhetoric*.   1. obvious and intentional exaggeration.   2. an
> extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken
> literally, as "to wait an eternity."
> ----------------------------
> Ted Moffett, Victimized by English teachers throughout my life (well, OK,
> not really throughout my life...This is hyperbole."
>
>
>  On 12/5/06, david sarff <davesway at hotmail.com > wrote:
> >
> >
> > I see part of your point Ted.  Any reference to hyperbole, was not
> > intended
> > to be fixed to Jeff's post. I do apologize, it does read that way.
> > Jeff gave references to works with the public utility industry and
> > issues
> > relating to the sugar beet industry. These works may be more accurately
> > based on measures that are verifiable.
> > Given that I've never seen any work by Wenders as hyperbole free,
> > hyperbole
> > light/lite came to mind. As an exaggeration used for emphasis, it seems
> > a
> > functional descriptor, as would the gravity of conceptual Hyperbole
> > Dark,
> > which could describe the sort of darkly conscious *excessive throw* that
> >
> > Wenders chucked at Sue Hovey and others.
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > >
> > >Dave wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>*hyperbole
> > >>light*
> > >
> > >
> > >in regards to Jeff Harkin's post on Wenders.
> > >
> > >Isn't this an oxymoron?
> > >
> > >Anyway, Jeff Harkin's post on Wenders struck me as sincere, honest,
> > with no
> > >intentional exaggeration, or exaggerated figures of speech meant not to
> > be
> > >taken literally, which is what "hyperbole" is.
> > >
> > >Or would Jeff like to suggest otherwise?
> > >
> > >Ted Moffett, resident nit-picker
> >
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