Thread:FinalWholockianGrrlGamer/@comment-199.38.72.174-20170808223115/@comment-25936766-20170905130005

199.38.72.174 wrote: Also, just something I was wondering: Is hyperbole prononced 'HYperBOL', or "hyPERboLIE'? Cause I've heard it prononced both ways, and I can't figure out which is accurate...

Arkaine I'm going to assume that the syllables in all-caps = syllables where there's a higher intensity in the tone they are spoken with.

In english, last time I checked, it was pronounced Hy-per-bol

In spanish, it's pronounced Hi("Ee")-pér-bo-le("leh"), which is what I assume you mean by "hyPERboLIE". Because I literally never in my life have ever heard anyone pronounce it that way.

The reason the Pér is pronounced with more intensity is because of something called Acento Léxico and Sílaba Tónica. The accent falls in that syllable, and thus it is pronounced with more emphasis.