The interconnected power system is often referred to as the largest and most complex machine ever built by humankind. This may be hyperbole, but it does emphasize an inherent truth: the complex interdependency of different parts of the system. That is, events in geographically distant parts of the system may interact strongly and in unexpected ways. Power system analysis is concerned with under...

To suggest that the discovery of targetable driver mutations in many patients with advanced adenocarcinoma of the lung has completely transformed the work-up and therapeutic options for this disease would not be hyperbole. Although not curative, small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors directed at oncogene-addicted tumors have led to significantly improved response rates compared with cytotoxi...

Six Sigma as a quality improvement framework has been gaining considerable attention in recent years. The hyperbole that often accompanied the presentation and adoption of Six Sigma in industry could lead to unrealistic expectations as to what Six Sigma is truly capable of achieving. In this paper, some strategic perspectives on the subject are presented, highlighting the potential and possible...

This paper questions the widespread view that verbal communication is governed by a maxim, norm or convention of literal truthfulness. Pragmatic frameworks based on this view must explain the common occurrence and acceptability of metaphor, hyperbole and loose talk. We argue against existing explanations of these phenomena and provide an alternative account, based on the assumption that verbal ...

We know little of the nature and magnitude of our actual environmental difficulties. The current wave of public concern has been aroused in large measure by scientists who have occasionally exaggerated the all-too-genuine deterioration of the environment or have overenthusiastically made demands which, unnecessarily, exceed realistically realizable-or even desirable-expectations. The nations of...

This research aims to describe the language style used and meanings contained in coffee tea advertisement on mass media. Researchers chose media as object of research. The method this was descriptive qualitative. data collection technique observation notetaking. collected were categorized according type then analyzed one by using theory semantic theory. results found 27 containing styles, consi...

This study investigates the use of hyperbole as a satirical device in English-language science fiction, examining its stylistic conveyance and translation into Russian. Employing linguo-stylistic analysis, functional-linguistic component examination, various definitions are explored. The results indicate that serves an artistic tool for deliberate exaggeration, capturing reader’s attention emph...