Do you understand the purpose of hyperbole in prose? When humans communicate, we don't use Backus-Naur form. We generally accept that people will be able to de

Do you understand the purpose of hyperbole in prose? When humans communicate, we don't use Backus-Naur form. We generally accept that people will be able to derive the meaning from context. Does the author literally believe that over 50% of the planet watched it? The claim is preposterous - and obviously so. But it is a convenient shorthand for referring to the impact on the cultural zeitgeist made by that show. Anyway, QG was astonishingly popular. See https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-queens-gambit-most-popular-netflix/ https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-queens-gambit-most-p... and https://adage.com/article/media/golden-globe-winner-queens-gambit-keeps-fueling-chess-popularity-and-sales/2317631 https://adage.com/article/media/golden-globe-winner-queens-g...