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Title: Wintry mix
Post by: Perd Hapley on November 30, 2006, 11:57:07 AM
What is with this phrase?  The local weatherpersons started using it several years ago and now it's even on the National Weather Service webpage.  First of all, where's the "e"?  Secondly, when did this go from a cutesy little slang term to something my weatherman can say with a straight face?  He sounds like he's selling candy.  Wintry mix, my eye. 

Grumble, grumble. 
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: 280plus on November 30, 2006, 12:00:45 PM
C'mon, it's like Chex mix but colder and not as salty.  grin
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: Werewolf on November 30, 2006, 12:12:41 PM
Hah! An appropos phrase for what's happened in OKC for the past 24 hours. We started with rain and temps of 33. Then got a mix of rain and sleet. Then a mix of rain and snow then more sleet and snow and finally about 10AM this morning pure snow.

Now that's a MIX! And all of it wintEry...
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: Vodka7 on November 30, 2006, 12:15:43 PM
Well, the e isn't there because the word wintry has never had an e, and dates back over a thousand years.

As for the phrase, my only guess is that it lets the station get in half a second more of ad time than saying "a mix of sleet, rain, and snow."
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: cosine on November 30, 2006, 12:24:03 PM
Quote from: 280plus on November 30, 2006, 11:00:45 AM
C'mon, it's like Chex mix but colder and not as salty.  grin

I opened this thread actually expected it to be some sort of food discussion about some sort of winter snack mix like Chex mix.  grin
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: 280plus on November 30, 2006, 12:31:24 PM
Always happy to oblige...

 grin
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: Perd Hapley on November 30, 2006, 12:49:31 PM
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I opened this thread actually expected it to be some sort of food discussion about some sort of winter snack mix like Chex mix.
Thank you, that's what I'm talking about. 

I've never heard of "wintry" but I had seldom seen "darkling" until I read Tolkien. 
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: Jamisjockey on November 30, 2006, 02:30:39 PM
Its something they say where there really isn't a winter....here it gets described exactly as it is....rain/sleet/snow/whatver mixed....but hey, I've seen snow pellets, ice pellets, sleet, slush, freezing rain, freezing mist, and a host of other odd weather patterns here in Ewetah.
Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: Bogie on November 30, 2006, 04:40:07 PM
Well, they could try saying...
 
"You poor bastards, all kindsa crap is gonna come outta the sky, and everyone on the roads is going to promptly forget how to drive. Especially the idiot who just bought a 4-wheel-drive."

Title: Re: Wintry mix
Post by: BakerMikeRomeo on November 30, 2006, 11:42:42 PM
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=wintery
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=wintry

Hm.

~GnSx