Jun 1, 2016 · It doesn't say "cold wind blowing visit" - "a cold wind blowing" is a noun phrase, the complement of "was". With an adjectival modifier, we can move it to complement position, so. The green door ... implies that we can say. The door is green.

Jul 25, 2017 · Chilly means relatively cold, or at least enough to make you shiver. Chill implies a deeper and more dramatic cold, which is why it's generally used as a metaphor, as an omen of troubles to come. In the context you provide, "a chill wind" is more appropriate -- although be aware that a story with too many of these dramatic phrases can feel ...

Jan 17, 2021 · "Get used to the cold weather" is specific, it requires context like a when and where. I.e. "I'm sure you will get used to the cold weather in this country" is the correct phrasing because you are talking about a specific place. "Get used to cold weather" is abstract, it makes sense without any context, it can be used anywhere and anytime. I.e ...

Jan 26, 2015 · So a north wind is blowing from north to south, and is expected to be cold. An east wind blows from east to west, and a south wind from the south. While the language usage is saying the wind is blowing south to north, the more common English language convention is that a wind is described with the direction it is coming from.

Sep 5, 2024 · @FumbleFingers I would go further and say that the idiom is often extended to uses in which no actual limitation is reasonably meant, or is used with casual hyperbole. "The sky was as blue as can be" doesn't really intend any kind of color theory, and "Yesterday was as cold as can be" doesn't mean it was absolute zero. –

Sep 19, 2015 · "Get a cold" isn't idiomatic since the noun "cold" in this context has been naturalised in English to mean a certain type of usually-minor-but-very-unpleasant-and-socially-offputting illness. "Get a cold" is just raw information ("I got/had/suffered from a cold last week"; "I think you're getting/coming down with a cold").

'I got cold' really means 'it was cold & I felt the cold' but it could be possibly used very colloquially as an ellipsis for 'I have [got] a cold' i.e. I am ill. Context would be the only way to tell which. All the others are 'I feel the temperature'. The standard differentiation would be between 'cold' (temperature of room) & 'a cold' (runny ...

When dealing with a weather forecast in the U.S., subzero means below 0°F. It's a convenient way for the weatherman to say, "It's going to be dangerously cold!" In a similar way, on a warmer day, you might hear a forecaster saying things like, "with lows in …

Mar 10, 2013 · I disagree. I'd say they are for the most part equivalent. "Can you walk with me to my car" or, "Could you walk with me to my car" - equivalent.

If you're not sure how your request or statement is going to be taken by others, make sure it's unambiguous by stating the [undesirable] current condition and/or the desired results: "I'm cold, please turn down the A/C" or "Please turn down the A/C to raise the temperature" or even "Please turn up the temperature setting on the A/C".