The Duplex by Glenn McCoy for February 08, 2009
February 07, 2009
February 09, 2009
Transcript:
Mitzi: I understand eskimos have only nine words for snow. Eno: *$*#( Fang: #*$*#
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Computational linguist Steven J. Derose lists the following as snow-related English words in general use: avalanche, berg, blizzard, cornice, crevasse, dusting, floe, flurry, freezing rain, frost, glacier, glare ice, hardpack, hoarfrost, ice, iceball, iceberg, icecap, ice crystal, ice field, ice storm, icicle, new-fallen snow, powder, rime, slush, snowball, snowbank, snowcap, snowdrift, snowfall, snowflake, snowlike, snowstorm, and yellow snow. He suggests that skiers may have more words. I didn’t see $%#& or @#%$!