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Re: 'snowstorm vs. blizzard'

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Saturday, December 20, 2003, 19:46
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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