What is your favorite type of weather?

[emsr2d2]

"oddly enough" is unnecessary. However, the problem (as has already been noted) is that "but" doesn't really work there. By saying you're a sun-worshipper, we understand that you like heat/warmth. By saying that you like sitting by a fire, you're saying you like heat/warmth. "but" doesn't work between two phrases that explain the same thing. "but" would work if you said you like being out in the sun but also love being out in the snow/cold.

 

[alpacinou]

I see.

So, is this better?

I enjoy all sorts of weather. I am a sun-worshipper. I sometime also relish hunkering down next to a fire in bitterly cold weather. On the other hand, I also take pleasure in /delight in walking in the teeming rain every once in a while.
In the first two sentences, I am saying I like warmth. In the last one I say I enjoy rain.

What are sentences I can add which would mean I like cold and I also like drizzling?

 

[emsr2d2]

OK, the problem with the fire example is that it doesn't answer the question at all. If the question is about what weather you like, you shouldn't include anything that makes it clear you don't like certain weather. That's what saying you don't like being outside in bitterly cold weather does. Let's take that out of the equation completely. That way, you're left with the information that you like the sun and the rain.

 

[alpacinou]

OK, the problem with the fire example is that it doesn't answer the question at all. If the question is about what weather you like, you shouldn't include anything that makes it clear you don't like certain weather. That's what saying you don't like being outside in bitterly cold weather does. Let's take that out of the equation completely. That way, you're left with the information that you like the sun and the rain.

I see. How about now?

I enjoy all sorts of weather. I am a sun-worshipper. I sometime also relish hunkering down next to a fire in bitterly cold weather. So, basically I like the heat. On the other hand, I also take pleasure in in walking in the teeming rain every once in a while or opening my hands and allowing a light drizzle to wet them.

 

[emsr2d2]

You've still got the same problem. Saying you like the heat from a fire doesn't answer a question about the weather. Forget all about cold weather. You clearly don't like it so it has no place in the answer to that question!

 

[Tarheel]

You say you like sunny days, but in the next sentence you say you like being inside when it's cold outside. You could just as well have said, "When it's cold outside I like drinking hot cocoa inside."

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

I like it when it's sunny, and I like it when it's rainy too. .

 

[alpacinou]

You say you like sunny days, but in the next sentence you say you like being inside when it's cold outside. You could just as well have said, "When it's cold outside I like drinking hot cocoa inside."

Maybe I should have said this:

I enjoy all sorts of weather. I am a sun-worshipper. I sometime also relish hunkering down next to a campfire in bitterly cold weather.

 

[jutfrank]

sometimes

 

[emsr2d2]

Maybe I should have said this:

I enjoy all sorts of weather. I am a sun-worshipper. I sometime also relish hunkering down next to a campfire in bitterly cold weather.

No! It's the same problem! You are meant to be talking about weather you like. Clearly, bitterly cold weather is weather you don't like. I'm not going to respond to any more posts that include any sentence that isn't about weather you like.

 

[Tdol]

This is a question I was asked by one of my students and it got me thinking about how I can talk about and expand on it.

I can't help wondering whether you are answering from the heart or the thesaurus. The vocab is impressive, but I don't get a real sense of what you love, and suspect it is there to impress. If you want to be creative, tell us what you really love about the weather. You don't need to be fancy to create.

We tend to use simple language when speaking.

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