If I say ‘I feel cold’ today because of

[Freeguy]

If I say ‘I feel cold’ today because of the unusual winter weather. Which phrase can describe the temperature here?

b) it’s bitterly cold
c) it’s chilly.

 

[5jj]

It depends where you are and what the usual winter temperature is.

 

[Freeguy]

For example, in North America. So, both of them could work!

 

[Gillnetter]

If I say ‘I feel cold’ today because of the unusual winter weather. Which phrase can describe the temperature here?

b) it’s bitterly cold
c) it’s chilly.

Either one is correct. I live in a warm area. If the temperature drops below 40 degrees (F) I can say it is bitterly cold. People living in the north would say that 40 (F) degrees is chilly.

 

[5jj]

40 degrees (F)

That's about 4.5 degrees Celsius to those of you who don't understand Fahrenheit. When I am at home in Prague in January, I consider that OK, not at all cold. When I was in Estonia, it would have been warm. When I was in Oman, it would have been bitterly cold.

 

[SoothingDave]

It was -9 F (-23 C) here yesterday morning. That's bitter cold. That's cold enough to use expletives to describe it!

It will be in the 40s this weekend. That's what we call a "heat wave" after the subzero temperatures.