OT-CHAT: A Storm by Any Other Name
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- Subject: OT-CHAT: A Storm by Any Other Name
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 20:22:00 -0600
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
> I was really only having a quiet dig, and didn't mean to upset you. The
term "Koala Bear" > is used in Australia, but it is not well accepted.
and in a separate message:
> Hope all those people in cyclone areas are holding out safely.
Jan,
The term "cyclone" is used in North America, but not with reference to the
type of storm that has caught the attention of folks along the East Coast -
it is the once preferred, but now nearly obsolete, synonym for "tornado".
Allusion to large tropical storms of maritime origin that approach either
coast of North America will best be understood by the local population when
they are referred to as "hurricanes".
BTW, quite a few of us have been educated to refer to Koalas without adding
"Bear". (-:
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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