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Old 07-17-2006, 02:48 PM   #4
MaggieL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buddug
Why do they say 'warmest' when they mean 'hottest' ?
Because they're climatologists, and they want to use the same word when describing winters too. After all, the "warmest February on record" probably doesn't actually qualify as "hot" at all...especially if one is referring to, say, Maine.

On the other hand, you could assume it's a conspiracy to cloak global warming too...you know..."global hotting"?
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