words for snow

[victor steinbok]

I thought Ben Zimmer would not be the only one to like this.

http://goo.gl/JZpde
Minor British Institutions: The white hell. By Charles Nevin
The Independent. 03 December 2011

> The most unexpected regular event in Britain is on its way, if it hasn't
> already arrived.
> The Inuit may have more than a few words for snow, but so do we: transport
> chaos, hundreds stranded in sub-zero misery, grounds to a halt, disrupted
> flights, mass cancellations, forced to spend another night, enjoying
> another day off school, clear or don't clear the pavement outside your
> house if you don't want to be sued, it doesn't happen in Norway.
>


VS-)

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