Yes, we do tend to use Centigrade for cold and Fahrenheit for hot. Because our weather isn't consistent (forecasters often can't get it right for the following day), it's often talked about in everyday conversation. I expect younger people only talk in centigrade, but us older ones who were brought up on Fahrenheit mostly haven't made the change completely. It doesn't really help that the forecasters give both Centigrade and Fahrenheit - there's no incentive to forget Fahrenheit.
The main point is that if it's cold, it sounds colder if you say it's minus 4 degree C than if you say its 25 degrees in F. Similarly 90 degrees F sounds much hotter than 32 degrees in C. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK > To our British members: > Do you all really and truly use Fahrenheit for hot and centigrade for cold? > Or are you pulling my leg? I'm laughing. Without these language > peculiarities life would be so dull! > Lorelei > > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected].
