The dreaded word has made it to the BBC South Today TV news no less than
four times in one report this evening.....aaarrgghhhh.

Robbie (Off for a pint)

On Nov 29, 10:41*pm, "Ridge Runner" wrote:
The dreaded word has made it to the BBC South Today TV news no less than
four times in one report this evening.....aaarrgghhhh.

Robbie (Off for a pint)

I really can't see the objection to this usage. it doesn't
bother me in the slightest. There are far more irritatingly elaborate
phrases used in R 4 forecasts, eg "the eastern coastal fringes" = "the
east coast", and "as we head through the overnight period" =
"overnight".

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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On Nov 29, 10:41 pm, "Ridge Runner" wrote:
The dreaded word has made it to the BBC South Today TV news no less than
four times in one report this evening.....aaarrgghhhh.

Robbie (Off for a pint)

I really can't see the objection to this usage. it doesn't
bother me in the slightest. There are far more irritatingly elaborate
phrases used in R 4 forecasts, eg "the eastern coastal fringes" = "the
east coast", and "as we head through the overnight period" =
"overnight".

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

You both need to look at the bigger picture and start thinking out of the
box. What are you like?

On Nov 30, 7:08*pm, "Lawrence Jenkins" wrote:
"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message

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On Nov 29, 10:41 pm, "Ridge Runner" wrote:

The dreaded word has made it to the BBC South Today TV news no less than
four times in one report this evening.....aaarrgghhhh.

Robbie (Off for a pint)

* * *I really can't see the objection to this usage. *it doesn't
bother me in the slightest. *There are far more irritatingly elaborate
phrases used in R 4 forecasts, eg "the eastern coastal fringes" = "the
east coast", and "as we head through the overnight period" =
"overnight".

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

You both need to look at the bigger picture and start thinking out of the
box. What are you like?

Immune to clichés, for a start. I wish my cat would stop
"thinking" outside the box.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

I agree. It is used as a lay term and is ok as such. Most people will think
of a tornado as a whopping big black swirling cloud a la mid-west U.S. As
ours tend to look smaller "mini" seems perfectly ok and prevents scaring the
living s**t out of old ladies ;-)
Dave
"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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On Nov 29, 10:41 pm, "Ridge Runner" wrote:
The dreaded word has made it to the BBC South Today TV news no less than
four times in one report this evening.....aaarrgghhhh.

Robbie (Off for a pint)

I really can't see the objection to this usage. it doesn't
bother me in the slightest. There are far more irritatingly elaborate
phrases used in R 4 forecasts, eg "the eastern coastal fringes" = "the
east coast", and "as we head through the overnight period" =
"overnight".

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I agree. It is used as a lay term and is ok as such. Most people will think
of a tornado as a whopping big black swirling cloud a la mid-west U.S. As
ours tend to look smaller "mini" seems perfectly ok and prevents scaring the
living s**t out of old ladies ;-)
Dave

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Ridge Runner writes:
The dreaded word has made it to the BBC South Today TV news no less than
four times in one report this evening.....aaarrgghhhh.

Robbie (Off for a pint)



The broadcast that I saw said something like "locals described it as a
mini-tornado", which seems fair enough.
--
John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"

But what's mini about them? Weak yes. Mini no. There are powerful life
destroying tornadoes in the US that are thin.

Simon

"Simon" wrote in message
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But what's mini about them? Weak yes. Mini no. There are powerful life
destroying tornadoes in the US that are thin.

Simon

Indeed. It is an absolutely belittling and ridiculous term. 'Weak' tornado
would be a more accurate description.

Will
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On Dec 1, 8:27*pm, Simon wrote:
But what's mini about them? Weak yes. Mini no. There are powerful life
destroying tornadoes in the US that are thin.

Simon

You're being too literal. Mini = small, and by extension weak.
People have used the term to describe such afflictions as a heart
attack or stroke, where the patient is barely aware that they have
happened. I would not like the term to be used in formal weather
forecasts but it's OK journalistically or in general conversation.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.