The Trump era will be remembered as a time of rhetorical excess. The language of our time is tainted by exclamatory superlatives. Screengrab from YouTube/The White House Enough with the hyperbole and ...

You may have vague recollections of hyperbole from high school English or Language Arts class es. Or, perhaps you’re a seasoned writer looking to add more hyperbole examples to your arsenal. Maybe, ...

In the 1987 book “Trump: The Art of the Deal,” Donald Trump introduced the notion of “truthful hyperbole,” which he called an “innocent form of exaggeration and very effective form of promotion.” The ...

In her recent My Turn, Linda O’Rourke says that Rundlett Middle School “is quite literally falling apart and being held together by tape.” As a teacher, she knows the definition of hyperbole: ...

We should be mindful in the new year of political candidates’ use of hyperbole. Hyperbole suggests simple exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. Some, however, is more sinister and masquerades ...

Have you ever been so hungry you could eat a horse? Or so tired you could sleep for a million years? If so, congratulations—you’re familiar with hyperbole (even if you couldn’t define it to save your ...

Enough with the hyperbole and exaggeration. Modesty and moderation are important in language and in life. Things don't have to be great to be good, and much of what makes life worth living is ordinary ...