En réponse à bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>:
>
> we apparently had force 8, tho whether this is the
> same scale i don't know. highest recorded wind speed
> was 96.6 kmh-1 in mumbles in wales
>
Probably the same scale, since here the maximum was 140km/h if I understood
correctly. Needless to say, I didn't move from my apartment the whole day :)) .
> fortunately our downstairs neighbour had her pear tree
> pruned on saturday, so we were spared any damage there
> . . . !
>
:)))
>
> oh yes, weather words :
>
> |sos| wind ( from |sas| moving air )
> |pes| rain ( from |pas| moving water )
> |ler| puddle ( from |lar| sitting water )
> |was| branch ( cognate with |wes| forearm and |wos|
> calf (lower leg) )
> |kowak| duck (!)
>
And what is the connection of the duck to the weather? (I would have thought
about the frog personally :))) )
Christophe.
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