Re: Antonym of Hyperbole

[Tony Rocco <tony_rocco -at- NAVIS -dot- COM>]

                      RE>>Antonym of Hyperbole                     6/5/96

Would it be hyperbole for me to say that we have wasted far too much time
discussing what is not a very important technical writing topic and probably
shouldn't be brought up in this forum at all?

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Date: 6/5/96 14:08
To: Tony Rocco
From: danesb_l -at- HAYES -dot- COM
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Subject: Re:Antonym of Hyperbole


A hyperbole is a literary device as well, Matt, like a simile, metaphor, etc.

don't believe a there exists a "true" antonym. Understatement, as opposite to
hyperbole as a yellow light is to a green light, is probably as close to
perfect as we can find.

Thanks a million

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