Maybe this is a regional thing but I’ve always called it the US

  • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    No, but it certainly seems like hyperbole is the default for Americans. Everything is “awesome, “amazing,” “SO fucking _____,” “the most,” “the worst,” “the best”… I don’t think they understand how strange it sounds to most people, speaking that way about nearly everything.

    • VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      8 days ago

      You’re not wrong, I was just poking fun at the original comment making a hyperbolic statement about hyperboles

      I’d bet that a lot of it comes from how pervasive advertising is; we’re constantly bombarded by ads that use that kind of language, so it’s worked its way into everyday language