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		bshimmin on Jan 16, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gene Cernan has died Litotes (Mercutio's "a scratch, a scratch, marry, 'tis enough") and hyperbole have been figurative techniques used for thousands of years.

eltoozero on Jan 16, 2017 [–]

Black Knight: "Tis but a scratch!"

King Arthur: "A scratch?! Your arm's off!"

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