{"id":167,"date":"2014-05-19T12:58:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T02:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/?p=167"},"modified":"2017-03-04T13:13:52","modified_gmt":"2017-03-04T02:13:52","slug":"the-difference-between-weather-and-whether","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/journal\/notes\/the-difference-between-weather-and-whether\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference between weather and whether"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n TLDR:<\/strong> Weather<\/em> involves rain, not alternatives.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I see these two mixed up all the time, even in the published media, which is a shame.<\/p>\n

weather (noun)\u2014the condition of the atmosphere in regards to heat, wetness, cloudiness etc.<\/p>\n

\n The weather changed from bad to worse as the day progressed.<\/em><\/p>\n

‘This is perfect weather for a picnic!’ Clarence exclaimed.<\/em><\/p>\n

Darwin experienced a number of unexpected weather patterns over the space of a week.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

weather (verb)\u2014the process of something being worn away by atmospheric conditions; and to withstand a difficulty<\/p>\n

\n The sea captain\u2019s face was weathered by twenty long years at sea.<\/em><\/p>\n

The ship weathered the stormy crossing quite well.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are also a few sayings you may have heard of, including:<\/p>\n

\n Josh was feeling a little under the weather.<\/em>
\n Meaning: Josh was feeling a bit sick.<\/p>\n

‘You don\u2019t need to make such heavy weather about it, John!’<\/em>
\n Meaning: John doesn\u2019t need to make the task more difficult than it needs to be.<\/p>\n

‘Matthew, keep a weather eye on that dial and tell me when it moves.’<\/em>
\n Meaning: Matthew should watch the dial very carefully for any sign of change.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

whether (conjunction)\u2014used to express a choice between two or more alternatives; or expressing a doubt<\/p>\n

\n Sarah wasn\u2019t sure whether she liked the new house or not.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tom decided he would walk down to the beach to see whether the tide was high or low.<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For information on the usage of whether<\/em> and if<\/em>, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One potentially involves getting wet and cold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":511,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions\/511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}