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24. Neither have I...

Sat Jan 10, 2015, 04:29 PM

Jan 2015

...thank goodness.

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grammar/language nazi question: do we need the word "inclement"? [View all] unblock Jan 2015 OP

in·clem·ent (adj): unpleasantly cold or wet Electric Monk Jan 2015 #1

i think it means unpleasantly cold or wet *weather*. unblock Jan 2015 #2

You could try asking Inclement Quartet, perhaps Electric Monk Jan 2015 #5

It means without clemency Xipe Totec Jan 2015 #15

I can't stand when it is mispronounced. femmocrat Jan 2015 #4

I've never heard it other than correctly. WinkyDink Jan 2015 #9

Neither have I... 3catwoman3 Jan 2015 #24

Where have you ever heard it? Polybius Feb 2021 #29

In a related question... surrealAmerican Jan 2015 #6

Never use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice. Scuba Jan 2015 #7

Indubitably! pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #8

aw, but sesquipedalian words are fun! unblock Jan 2015 #13

Cool! I learned a new word! Thanks! Scuba Jan 2015 #14

Eschew obfuscation! flying rabbit Jan 2015 #21

Mustn't forget darling Clementine. hunter Jan 2015 #12

"inclement" is a gorgeous word. blogslut Jan 2015 #16

but inclemency is gorgeouser. unblock Jan 2015 #17

Actually, you may be right. Really. panader0 Jan 2015 #18

clever! *badum* nt steve2470 Jan 2015 #28

Wings needs it for "With a Little Luck." eShirl Jan 2015 #22

It has a long history of use. kentauros Jan 2015 #23

Inclement is an adjective. Weather is a noun. Iggo Jan 2015 #27