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  1. "What is the weather today?" or "How is the weather today?"

    Jul 26, 2018 · Arguably some people might think the what version is more appropriate when the speaker is specifically interested in knowing what the weather actually is (or perhaps will be, later in the day). …

  2. Weather will (go bad/deteriorate/spoil or...)

    May 4, 2019 · Go bad and spoil are not idiomatic. Your question is badly phrased; we never talk about a weather, just weather or the weather. It should have read: Please suppose you're going to travel in …

  3. is it correct to say "today is rainy" or it is "today, it's rainy"?

    In the sentence "Today it is rainy" it does not refer to today, but to the weather (implicitly). Though in normal speech it's not uncommon for the "it" part to be omitted because it's common knowledge what …

  4. verb usage - "wasn't" or "weren't" with weather - English Language ...

    0 You can think of it this way: weather is usually referred to as "it" Today it is cold so, the singular be verb gets used It was cold today. I wish it wasn't so cold. I wish it weren't so cold today. is still …

  5. "What does the weather look like" or "what is the weather like"?

    We say, for example, "It looks like rain today", meaning something along the lines of "From what I can see [of the weather right now], I think it will probably rain later". By the same token, "What does the …

  6. How VS. What is the weather forecast? Which one is correct?

    Sep 21, 2019 · How is tomorrow's weather forecast looking? How is the weather looking tomorrow? In both sentences, the addition of looking alters the meaning of the sentence enough that it's clear it's …

  7. word usage - In “Yesterday was X, so I didn't leave the house" should X ...

    Jul 24, 2019 · To talk about the weather, we idiomatically use "it". It's raining (now) Yesterday it was raining all day. Yesterday it rained (at least once) To talk about the type of weather you might use …

  8. word usage - Can we say "He is a scum"? - English Language Learners ...

    Jun 6, 2020 · According to dictionaries, "scum" can be used in countable or uncountable sense; but "He is a scum" sounds wrong to my ears. Can the sentences "He is a scum" and "He is scum" be used …

  9. Can “wish the weather would be good tomorrow” be correct?

    Feb 7, 2019 · 0 I wish the weather would improve tomorrow=grammatical. I wish the weather were going to be good tomorrow.=grammatical For it to be grammatical with regard to the future, you have to …

  10. grammar - If I were you, If the weather were etc - English Language ...

    Jul 15, 2023 · When we say "It would be nice if the weather were better." The statement "The weather were better" is unreal. Really, the weather is bad. Using "were" is considered more formal. It is a …