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From: Mark Brooks <marcosarroyos at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Directions' Names

Hello Lowlanders:
One day recently we had a cold north wind blowing. That set me to wondering
whether any language or culture refer to winds by where they're going not
from whence they come.  For example, when the wind is from the north, we
call it a north wind. If it were from the south, we'd call it a south wind.

Does anyone or language call a wind that comes from the north a south wind,
because it's going to the south? I was on a cruise ship recently (not the
Carnival Triumph), and the captain made an announcement about high winds.
He said they were "to the south." I don't think I've ever heard it phrased
that way. By the way, the captain is British, English to be exact.

Does anyone know if the direction the wind comes from is always the
direction that names it?

Regards,
Mark Brooks


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