The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

And the world mild implies almost pleasant, which this aint. I felt a lot
colder outside last night than I did last week when it was -2!!
James

James wrote:
The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

What's wrong with the word?

Jonathan

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:18:55 +0000, Jonathan Stott wrote in


James wrote:
The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

What's wrong with the word?

Nothing at all, as it is an accepted word, but today it should be qualified
by the use of "very" to indicate temperatures some 4-5C above normal. Some
places may even get into the "exceptional" category - more than 6C above
normal.

Quite a few places were 13C at 0900 and a little sunshine and subsidence to
lee of high ground could well cause the odd 15C - or more?

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 02/02/2004 10:14:37 UTC
Temperature +8.0C and rising

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:18:55 +0000, Jonathan Stott wrote:

James wrote:
The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

What's wrong with the word?

It applies to mediocrity, average-ness. Cheese or coffee without any flavour.
Mild-mannered - lacking any personality. Mild weather - good for the heating
bills but no use whatsoever as a stimulator of the adrenal gland.

JPG


Jonathan

"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:18:55 +0000, Jonathan Stott wrote in


James wrote:
The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

What's wrong with the word?

Nothing at all, as it is an accepted word, but today it should be qualified
by the use of "very" to indicate temperatures some 4-5C above normal. Some
places may even get into the "exceptional" category - more than 6C above
normal.

Quite a few places were 13C at 0900 and a little sunshine and subsidence to
lee of high ground could well cause the odd 15C - or more?

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Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 02/02/2004 10:14:37
UTC
Temperature +8.0C and rising

14.9C here in Dorset, and it was similar last night at 9 pm. And we had snow
and black ice last week.

Cheers, Alastair

"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 09:18:55 +0000, Jonathan Stott wrote in


James wrote:
The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

What's wrong with the word?

Nothing at all, as it is an accepted word, but today it should be
qualified
by the use of "very" to indicate temperatures some 4-5C above normal.
Some
places may even get into the "exceptional" category - more than 6C above
normal.

Quite a few places were 13C at 0900 and a little sunshine and subsidence
to
lee of high ground could well cause the odd 15C - or more?

When does very mild become "officially" warm? 20C?

- Michael

MichaelJP wrote:

When does very mild become "officially" warm? 20C?

- Michael

Michael,

see http://www.meto.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/guide.html at the bottom.

Tom

"Tom Allen" wrote in message
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MichaelJP wrote:

When does very mild become "officially" warm? 20C?

- Michael

Michael,

see http://www.meto.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/guide.html at the bottom.

Tom

Thanks for that, Tom.

I was surprised to read in the guidelines that the term "warm" can never be
used in winter, no matter how high the temperature!

Similarly "cold" can never be used in summer.

- Michael

"Jonathan Stott" wrote
What's wrong with the word?

Nothing, so long as it's then followed by "and bitter." :-)

- Tom.

"James" wrote in message


The bbc forecast at 8.15, blimey, could she have said it any more!!

Well for over here she could have said:

"Take your coat off and go for a nice walk in the rain. Then treat
yourself to a nice cold lager."


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