How is the weather (right now)

Because I was too sleepy yesterday I’ll answer right now. :slight_smile:

First of all: The sun is shining! Yeah! (Right after easter…)

I’ve chosen that intentionally: In the German TV very young women are presenting the weather forecast. The only female real meteorologist I know works for the ZDF - and her forecasts were never correct in the past (at least for my region :slight_smile: ). I haven’t found a proper English word for a young woman who presents the weather forecast. “Weathergirl” is translated to “Wetterfee” (= Weather Fairy) - and that doesn’t seem correct because these women are only presenting the weather (and sometimes they don’t even understand what they are saying … :wink: ). So maybe Mr. Google @milanfahrnholz and our native speakers @tasse-tee and @PiecesOfKate can help me: Which term is correct here? :slight_smile:

Thanks for your explanations and your links. I’ll read them as soon as possible.

On the picture you posted it seemed that the volcano is much more closer to you…

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I would say “weather presenter”, for either a man or a woman. Or “weatherman” for a man.
For a woman, probably just “weather presenter”, because “girl” might be a bit demeaning.

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What about “weather specialist” ?

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Yes, you can say that too.

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But wouldn’t be a “specialist” a meteorologist and not only a presenter?

I don’t think “weather specialist” is a term with a concrete meaning. Wikipedia says:

Some radio and television weather forecasters are professional meteorologists, while others are reporters (weather specialist, weatherman, etc.) with no formal meteorological training.

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I also thought that the “in our TV” made it sound as if you thought a tiny person was living inside your set (that image used to work a lot better when we all had tube tv sets).

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Isn’t that true? :open_mouth:

Well maybe, unless it´s full of cats already:

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Yes, it should be “on (the) TV”, but in German it’s im Fernsehen.

One of the hardest parts of German grammar for me are the prepositions. Sometimes there doesn’t seem to be a logical explanation for why you use a certain one - I can’t think of any examples right now.

It is, if you’re Mike Teavee.

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There really is no consistence. That´s also what makes french difficult.

An example we have I can think of where we greatly differ with most other cultures for instance is sun and moon.

I noticed that most ancient cultures dating far back have associated male attributes to the sun and female attributes to the moon. In french it´s “le soleil” and “la lune”.

But in german the sun is female and the moon is male.

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I think French prepositions made more sense to me. Then again, my memory is a bit hazy… I should probably refresh my French before I start learning Italian :confused:

How strange!

Yeah, that’s because what you see in that photo is Mount Somma (Vesuvius is behind) (check the other picture with the dashed line of the Somma-Vesuvius complex, mt. Somma is basically what remains of the older and bigger vulcanic cone within which Vesuvius originated).

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Yes. :slight_smile: I often tend to use the German grammar in English - especially if I have to switch fast between (this) English (forum) and my German text at work. :slight_smile:

No. Like women the sun is more powerful. :wink:

btw: I’ll create a new thread about language questions. We discuss them really often…

And to get back (partially) on-topic:

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I was going to point out what a cheap shot that was but then I realised I shouldn´t be talking since I only recently implied someone on here will be turning 25 this year who actually isn´t so…whatever. :zipper_mouth_face:

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Genau :wink:

Yes, good idea! Maybe that will be the one thread where we don’t go off-topic :stuck_out_tongue:

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:raising_hand_woman:

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He! I’m only a humble gentleman …

… see, Milan? :slight_smile:

Hm… why I don’t believe that…? :thinking:

Glad you raised your hand … I was just about to thank @milanfahrnholz for his compliment. :wink:

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Okay, that clears that now. :slight_smile:

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