In Hyperboles^x, Nouns^x

I guess you don't get out much, Anon. Here is a sampling of respectable online sources. Doing a bit of Google research yourself will turn up many, many more.The American Heritage Dictionary: Grammarians have sometimes objected to the so-called double genitive construction, as in a friend of my...

Roro, again thank you for your responses. I am in no hurry. It is not important that you respond. And as to the question if bare plurals' main function is hyperbole ... or as you put it before ... to manipulate people to infer more than what is implied ... or not, I doubt it. Isn't this one of...

Hello aruzinsky, and thank you for your reply. (Sorry, I just wanted to be more polite!) I think now I understand your question a little bit better. Yes, I intended to define the term , of course, using the terms of a set theory. I will. I think H. Verkuyl's explanation/theory is the best one,...

Roro, thank you for your time. Hello, and thank you for your question, Professor Ruzinsky! I am not a professor. That title is reserved for high ranking teachers at universities which I am not. In the USA, a Ph.D. carries a title of "Dr." but I prefer that you simply call me by my registered...