Hyperbole - Dublinpilot - hyperbole
The use of exageration to point out a fact
eg the charges at Manchester from the Airport plc are in fact quite modest for someone able to operate their own a/c on a route served by several airlines offering discounted airfares.
This compares with the high costs charged for sometimes poor service offered by a minority of HA's
By obviously inflating the exchange rate a humourous juxtaposition was rendered beteween the reality of the £sterling figures quoted accurately and the ludicrously inflated conversion to the Euro. (I refrained from using euros the greek slang for piss)
The reader was then prompted to contemplate all the possible scenarios currently being debated in the press about inflationary pressures on UK prices once Gordon Browns convergence criteria are met and the UK joins the rest of Erope with a common currency.
This mirth making notion is exemplified in the hyperbole to which Ipreviously referred.
Hope this helps allow a ghost of a smile to cross your lips.
Failte
Sir George Cayley