Snow

[Ann Burlingham]

On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 8:05 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
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> At 7:51 PM -0500 3/1/09, Bill Palmer wrote:
>>Bianca Solorzano of CBS News reported this evening that "13 inches of snow
>>are expected in New York."
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>>The expectations are for what: inches or snow?
>>
>>"Is" or "are"?
>>
>>What does the academy say?
>>
> "Wear your galoshes"

Galoshes, in that kind of snow? Tsk.

-Ann, who knows how to fold a skirt into snow pants, she does

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