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sum1else · August 4th 03, 10:45 AM posted to uk.sci.weather

mopping his noble brow, wrote:

On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 08:58:22 +0100, rnet[dot]co[dot]uk
(Simon Gardner) wrote:

Here in north texas, it's been flickering around 98 - 102 F

Could you translate that, please?

What's to translate? He means that the temperature is hovering around
98 to 102 degress Fahrenheit. Or would you prefer it in Celcius?

Well .... I'm bending over backwards here so as to see things from
all angles, the .sci. in this group's name is short for "science".
So only precise and clear language should be used, and sloppy
syntax or colloquial carelessness must be frowned upon.

Now, would someone help me up on my feet, please. Seem to have bent
over backwards a few degrees too far.
--
Ian
"A pedant is a man who knows the cost of every consonant and the
value of every verb". Oscar Milde.
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