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Re:Gene Cernan has died by bshimmin on Monday January 16, 2017 @06:27PM (#13413989)
Litotes (Mercutio's "a scratch, a scratch, marry, 'tis enough") and hyperbole have been figurative techniques used for thousands of years.
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Re:Gene Cernan has died by eltoozero on Monday January 16, 2017 @06:39PM (#13414050)
Black Knight: "Tis but a scratch!"

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

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