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This ship has literally sailed, hyperbole continues to affect our language whether we want it or not.


I think it became more common, especially public communication became much stronger (politics, news, corporate communications).

In human to human communication those changes don't necessarily apply. Even the politicians that are most violent with their words in speeches are often completely "normal" once the cameras are turned off.




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