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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
The English language lacks a word for a mixture of snow and hail, usually in the form of lumps that are neither one nor the other. Any ideas on what to call it? Anyway, we have just had a shower of it here. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
In article o.uk,
Dave Liquorice wrote: The English language lacks a word for a mixture of snow and hail, usually in the form of lumps that are neither one nor the other. Any ideas on what to call it? Soft hail, snow pellets? Well, yes, but I want a word. I have just had an idea: snobbling. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
"Spider" wrote in message ... On 30/03/2013 12:06, wrote: The English language lacks a word for a mixture of snow and hail, usually in the form of lumps that are neither one nor the other. Any ideas on what to call it? Anyway, we have just had a shower of it here. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Apart fom disgreeble, how about a hailsnorm? Snailing? -- Pete C |
It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
Slightly off topic, but...........
If when its raining and the sun shines, we have a rainbow, what do we get when it is snowing and the sun shines (apart from cold!) a snowbow? :) -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales |
It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
On 2013-03-30 15:41:59 +0000, Roger Tonkin said:
Slightly off topic, but........... If when its raining and the sun shines, we have a rainbow, what do we get when it is snowing and the sun shines (apart from cold!) a snowbow? :) A noseblow! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
On 30/03/2013 15:41, Roger Tonkin wrote:
Slightly off topic, but........... If when its raining and the sun shines, we have a rainbow, what do we get when it is snowing and the sun shines (apart from cold!) a snowbow? :) Snowshine, of course :~). -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
On 30/03/2013 17:06, Spider wrote:
On 30/03/2013 15:41, Roger Tonkin wrote: Slightly off topic, but........... If when its raining and the sun shines, we have a rainbow, what do we get when it is snowing and the sun shines (apart from cold!) a snowbow? A bloody miricle |
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It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
wrote in message ... In article o.uk, Dave Liquorice wrote: The English language lacks a word for a mixture of snow and hail, usually in the form of lumps that are neither one nor the other. Any ideas on what to call it? Soft hail, snow pellets? Well, yes, but I want a word. I have just had an idea: snobbling. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Try an aangram - washnoil or other arrangement......good fun eh? Bill |
It's snailing, hnowing or whatever
On 30/03/2013 20:08, kay wrote:
'Jeff Layman[_2_ Wrote: ;979941']On 30/03/2013 12:06, wrote:- The English language lacks a word for a mixture of snow and hail, usually in the form of lumps that are neither one nor the other. Any ideas on what to call it? Anyway, we have just had a shower of it here. Regards, Nick Maclaren.- You should ask an Inuit. They probably have as many words for it as the forms in which it exists (more snow than hail; more hail than snow, equal amounts, etc). Then decide on an English translation. -- Jeff Why bother with an english translation? We don't usually, we just swallow words whole. eg tsunami Good point - we already have "igloo". But there doesn't appear to be an Inuit word for snow/hail combination. The nearest I can find is "kanevvluk" - fine snow/rain particles. -- Jeff |
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