How do i say Hyperbole ?

bonehead666 · 14 Jun 2011 at 23:10

I would like to start using the word in public but i need to hear it spoken properly, this is where the internet falls down, shocking really !

thanks or your input.

bonehead666 · 14 Jun 2011 at 23:20

I though it was hyper-bol-(hyphen e as in eh) thanks for the correction though

bonehead666 · 14 Jun 2011 at 23:24

Jono8 said:
as in "hyper-bowl-eh"

??lol

we could go round and round all year with different typing but whay about an audio version?

bonehead666 · 14 Jun 2011 at 23:25

Lucero said:
hi-per-bow-lee

simples

yeah but is 'bow' as in bow down ?

bonehead666 · 14 Jun 2011 at 23:32

NeverWinter said:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hyperbole
Audio clip on there.

thank you

that's now along side shrieking histrionics

bonehead666 · 15 Jun 2011 at 07:33

Jaap74 said:
Why do you want to start using the word in public all of a sudden ?

For a play im in

'Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.'

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