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  1. "Due to expectedly inclement weather conditions..."

    Apr 26, 2013 · The word conditions is superfluous, which makes the sentence verbose: "Due to inclement weather, the picnic has been canceled" is sufficient, clear, and complete.

  2. "What is the weather today?" or "How is the weather today?"

    Jul 26, 2018 · In that case, I'll usually use some variation on What is the weather supposed to be today? What is the weather going to be (like) today? or just What's the (weather) forecast for today? In this …

  3. grammar - If I were you, If the weather were etc - English Language ...

    Jul 15, 2023 · This is a special case. In conditional expressions with "if" you can use "was" or "were" with singular pronouns. This is because the condition is "unreal". When we say "It would be nice if …

  4. What "subzero temperature" mean? Is it below zero F or below zero C?

    Jan 7, 2014 · When dealing with a weather forecast in the U.S., subzero means below 0°F. It's a convenient way for the weatherman to say, "It's going to be dangerously cold!" In a similar way, on a …

  5. sentence construction - Need or needs with bare infinitive - English ...

    May 8, 2024 · He need worry about the weather today. He needs worry about the weather today. Mostly we see the use of 'need' as modal verb in negative or interrogative sentences where it takes bare …

  6. How to express a series of coughs when you have a cough?

    Nov 23, 2025 · In addition to bout or fit, you could refer to it as a coughing episode, in which "episode" takes its medical meaning referring to a specified period of illness. It would suggest a period of …

  7. Use of article with "heavy traffic" vs. "a traffic jam"

    Mar 25, 2017 · In the first example you were delayed by a jam, that is a hold-up when the traffic either doesn't move or creeps forward. Jam is a countable noun. You can have multiple jams or traffic jams. …

  8. articles - Two Questions 1) In a bad condition VS In bad condition 2) I ...

    Feb 28, 2016 · I was in bad condition has a different meaning that you are athletically out of shape and have not been exercising. Natives will not usually say I was in a bad condition to express that they …

  9. How to understand the figurative meaning of whiplash?

    The second suggests a sudden change in weather conditions, which may solve some problems (fire) but cause others (flooding) The third suggests that there are sudden changes in law around elections …

  10. Did you have a holiday recently? vs Have you had a holiday recently?

    Aug 2, 2020 · In my (British) English, both are pefectly good, and usable in exactly the same situations. The difference is in how the speaker is choosing to structure the temporal relationships: in the first …