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David Haggas writes:

"Brian Lawrence" wrote in
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"John Hall" wrote:

On the front page of today's Daily Telegraph there's an item
which begins:

"After weeks of bitterly cold weather, the country is set to bask
in temperatures of up to 64F (18C) this weekend as the sun
sweeps away the last of winter."

I can only assume that the reporter and sub-editor responsible
have been out of the country for the last three weeks or so.
I finally got around to looking at the edition in question - it looks
as
though it was reworded for later editions.
In my copy it is headed 'Get out the shorts, spring is here', and
begins:
"Britain will enjoy a month of warm, sunny and dry weather
from today as
spring arrives 10 days early, forecasters said."
"After weeks of cold weather, temperatures may reach 64F (18C)
this
weekend. In the coming weeks they could rise to 68F (20C), forecasters
said."


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...And of course the mindless idiots change to Fahrenheit as soon
as spring returns.

I think it's the Telegraph's policy to always give the Fahrenheit figure
first, whatever the season. Which I wouldn't mind, except that
occasionally you get some scientifically illiterate reporter or
sub-editor coming up with something like: "The Meteorological Office
said that tomorrow it would be 41F (5C) warmer than today."
--
John Hall
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism
by those who have not got it."
George Bernard Shaw