Talk:Hyperbole/Archives/2014

Why is there a link to lackluster

I've never interacted with wikipedia like this before, so apologies if inappropriate, but I can't see why there is a link to lackluster in this page, that page is about an individual person? I could almost see a connection with lacklustre, but strangely or not that term redirects to lackluster anyway ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.205.119.147 (talk) 15:04, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Well as they say - you say to·mäe·to, I say to·mā·to. Are we sure this isn't just an english/american pronunciation thing? And is it really worth mentioning the mis-pronunciation anyway? --81.156.110.23 22:27, 28 november 2007

No. It's not a British/American thing. The word is pronounced "hyperbolee," and a really good way to sound like a moron is to say 'hyper-bowl' to a professor.Sigma-6 (talk) 04:08, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

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A common mis-pronunciation is /ˈhaɪpɚˌboʊl/ ("HY-per-bowl"). This was seen in action in the song "These Words" by Natasha Bedingfield.

First of all, it's such a rare word that it's not often used in speech; someone reading it aloud might mispronounce it in English class, but they'd be corrected by their teacher.

If Bedingfield said it wrong, it would be an amusing mispronunciation, not a common one.

The word is about as common as the word simile. People are more likely to say "exaggeration". --Uncle Ed 19:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

It's actually astonishing that she mis-pronounced a word in her own song. It suggests she did not write this particular lyric and simply read it wrong off the lyric sheet as she recorded the vocal. Either this explanation, or that she wrote it and just thinks that is how to pronounce it, are equally astonishing. By now nearing the end of 2014, the word "hyperbole" is quite commonly used, particularly in political speeches and commentary. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.84.204.25 (talk) 10:11, 2 October 2014 (UTC)