Col wrote:

Stephen Davenport wrote:
On Friday, September 26, 2014 6:12:53 PM UTC+1, Norman wrote:


The term 'Fine' does have a strict definition (or it used to have)
but I can't

lay my hands on it. From memory, to be classed as 'Fine' there has
to be a

largely clear sky or, at worst, only small amounts of cloud.

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That's certainly how I recall it as well but I also cannot
immediately dig up the precise definition.

Given that "fine" must mean that it's dry, it annoys me to death to
hear or read the redundant phrase "fine and dry". Or even "fine and
dry with lots of sunshine".

Given that fine means it must be dry but dry doesn't necessarily mean
it's fine, I imagine 'dry and fine' would be OK.

.......but if it's 'fine' there's no need to say 'dry'.

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