Not sure if I'm asking the question correctly but I thought I had come across the word that defines that can of talk. For example:
I'm always sick
Teacher picks on me every day
You never text me
(Absolutes that just aren't true.)
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Sign up to join this communityNot sure if I'm asking the question correctly but I thought I had come across the word that defines that can of talk. For example:
I'm always sick
Teacher picks on me every day
You never text me
(Absolutes that just aren't true.)
You could call this kind of speech hyperbole:
hyperbole (n.) A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
And, if you really wanted a word to describe such people, you could call them hyperbolists:
hyperbolist (n.) One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
although it should be noted that hyperbolist is a rather rare word, and might seem a little awkward in casual conversation. (As a matter of fact, my spellchecker is putting a red line under it now.)
So, I don't think I'd ever say:
Bob is such a hyperbolist!
Instead, I'd probably say:
Bob exaggerates all the time.
(but then I'd be guilty of hyperbole, too).