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Question Today it's cold

What's the corret one?

1) Today is cold.
2) Today it's cold.
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Hi,
#2 is correct. We nearly always have It as a subject, when talking abt weather.
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What's the corret one?

1) Today is cold.
2) Today it's cold.
They are both correct.

1. today is a noun
2. today is an adverb
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the correct is

1) Today is cold.
right ??
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I wonder how common #1 is.
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The most comon would probably be 'It's cold today'. If you put the first into the past, it's common- yesterday was cold.
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