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Where Was the Weatherman?
Sreelata Yellamrazu , Mumbai: Dec 16 2008
Made Popular Dec 16 2008
India :
Recall the days last week when as per the weather man’s reports, Chennai was supposed to be a deluge? It was a deluge alright. It was a deluge of people celebrating unprecedented success as India went on to record the biggest...
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Michael C
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Michael C Dec 16 2008
Lyon, France
Predicting the weather is not an exact science, as any Indian would be quite happy to point out, and more power to him.

The proof is in the use of language.

I am an english teacher for French business people and I teach them one of the differences between ”will” and ”going to” by pointing out that whereas the pretty weather reporter on the BBC can say
”It will rain on the Yorkshire Moors tonight”
(”will” - future news/the press)

We lesser mortals have to say
”It’s going to rain......”
(”Going to” - visible/deductible future).

It’s difficult for the French to grasp this subtlety, but an Indian cricket supporter finds it easy. There again, the French do not play cricket, so we have to be tolerant.

Excellent day to you Sreelata!
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