Interesting Word # 74 - Monsoon
The word monsoon is often used to describe heavy rain, but it actually refers to the wind, specifically the seasonal reversal of wind direction.
(In fact, according to Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, monsoons only affect one part of the world and that is the Indian subcontinent. So, us Brits will have to restrict ourselves to the "It's raining cats and dogs" idiom.)
(In fact, according to Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services, monsoons only affect one part of the world and that is the Indian subcontinent. So, us Brits will have to restrict ourselves to the "It's raining cats and dogs" idiom.)
Thanks im doing a project!
ReplyDeleteGlad to help. :)
ReplyDeleteyeah i needed that!!!! and im a sixth grader
ReplyDeleteyeah really good, except all the other websites say the same!
ReplyDeleteWell as Chumbawamba put it:-
ReplyDelete"Same seven notes and some slag poet's quotes
Stick them together with glue
You can mix a fine cocktail from memories
And pretend what you're drinking is new
But there's nothing that's new under heaven
There's nothing that hasn't been done
Pour me another double cliche
You can't write a song that's never been sung
Everyone's stealing from someone
Burglars get burgled as well
There's nothing that's new under heaven
There's nothing unique over hell
There's nothing that's new under heaven
You can't write a song that's never been sung
You can't write a song that's never been sung"
im also doing a project on monsoons.they all say the same.nothing interesting.
ReplyDeleteIf I was doing a project on Monsoons I would try to find someone online who lives in a country with a monsoon season. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteim doing one to
ReplyDeleteIs there a spate of monsoon related assignments?
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