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  2. Exaggeration - Wikipedia

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    Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it is, intentionally or unintentionally. It can be a rhetorical device or figure of speech, used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression.

  3. Hyperbole - Wikipedia

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    Hyperbole is one of the most widely recognized and used forms of figurative language in everyday life. It is used heavily in advertising and entertainment. Advertisers use hyperbole to exaggerate the benefits of products to boost sales. Repetitive hyperbole is used in public relations to increase the popularity of a person or product. It is ...

  4. Wikipedia : Lists of common misspellings/E

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    misspelling (click for Wikipedia search); (correct spelling) To add an entry to the list, insert a new search entry using the {{search link}} template with the correct spelling in parentheses after the link.

  5. English orthography - Wikipedia

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    The spelling indicates the insertion of /ᵻ/ before the /z/ in the spelling - es , but does not indicate the devoiced /s/ distinctly from the unaffected /z/ in the spelling - s . The abstract representation of words as indicated by the orthography can be considered advantageous since it makes etymological relationships more apparent to English ...

  6. Caricature - Wikipedia

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    A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can be either insulting or complimentary, and can serve a political purpose, be drawn solely for entertainment, or for a combination of both.

  7. Wikipedia:Lists of common misspellings - Wikipedia

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    The lists of common spelling mistakes linked below are used to correct typographical errors throughout Wikipedia.Each entry lists a typo, followed by the correct spelling in parentheses; clicking on the typo will search for it throughout Wikipedia.

  8. Eye dialect - Wikipedia

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    Eye dialect is a writer's use of deliberately nonstandard spelling either because they do not consider the standard spelling a good reflection of the pronunciation or because they are intending to portray informal or low-status language usage.

  9. American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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    The spelling draught reflects the older pronunciation, / d r ɑː x t /. Draft emerged in the 16th century to reflect the change in pronunciation. [146] [147] dyke: dike: The spelling with "i" is sometimes found in the UK, but the "y" spelling is rare in the US, where the y distinguishes dike in this sense from dyke, a slur term for a lesbian ...