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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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![]() "Brian Lawrence" wrote in message ... "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." ----- ....And of course the mindless idiots change to Fahrenheit as soon as spring returns. |
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David Haggas writes: "Brian Lawrence" wrote in message ... "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." ----- ...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 |
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