Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America
WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 2 days agoNo, 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 2 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