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Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
weather misspeaks, part 2
"Presently" means "in a short time" or "soon."
So you DON'T want to say, "The temperature is presently 85
degrees."
What you may think you're saying (and what is correct) is this:
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The temperature is CURRENTLY 85 degrees."
But do you even need "currently"?
"Is" implies "now."
Think about it.
"Three inches of rainfall has fallen."
Rainfall is rain that has already fallen, so...
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Three inches of RAIN has fallen.
"We can expect a 40-percent chance of rainfall tomorrow."
A chance of rain, maybe, but not "rainfall."
We predict rain; we measure rainfall, so...
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We can expect a 40-percent chance of RAIN tomorrow.
And try to stop talking about "rain shower activity."
It's redundant.
A shower is rain AND an activity.
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We're looking at a good chance of RAIN tomorrow.
Or
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We're looking at a good chance of a SHOWER tomorrow.
Mrs. B predicts your next forecast will be logical as well as
grammatical.
