As we all know, the British love to talk about the weather. With this current cold snap and temperatures of -12 being reached, at least for once, when someone says to me ‘It’s bloody freezing!’, I can actually agree with them. For, despite our love of gabbing about every petty change in the weather, we very rarely worry about accuracy in our descriptions.
It always annoys me, that at the first whiff of the vaguest chill in the air, someone will inevitably say to me, ‘Isn’t it cold? Freezing today don’t you think?’ I always feel like replying, ”Well, there is indeed a slight coolness in the air compared to yesterday, however, I have detected no trace of ice formation occurring.’
Of course, the same is true of a warm day. The gutter press love headlines like ‘Phew, what a scorcher!’ which, of course, appears far more dramatic than ‘Slightly warmish today’. The old chestnut about Eskimos having countless words for different types of snow is reversed here. We only have two ways of describing temperature – ‘freezing’ and ’scorchio’.
On another note, the fart apps in the itunes appstore are still on the increase, but they have now been joined by apps which burp and belch, and one rather choice (and very useful I’m sure) app called iVomit.
It certainly makes me feel sick! 
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