Re: 'snowstorm vs. blizzard'

On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 07:25:53PM +0000, Joe wrote:
> Robert Jung wrote:
>
>rk >Hi all,
> >
> >My eight-year-old brother has a question: What's the difference
> >between "snowstorm" and "blizzard"?
>
>
> Nothing, to the best of my knowledge.  They're synonyms.
To me, "blizzard" connotes much greater intensity than "snowstorm",
which can describe any old storm involving snow.

-Mark

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