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ChanteSez … Weather comes in degrees

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I hope all of you made it home safely after last week’s terrible Atlanta weather. And I hope this past weekend’s unseasonably warm weather helped to make up for it, if only a little bit. To that end, this week’s grammar tip is about weather, and how you should write it.

A few tips:

  • The abbreviation F, for Fahrenheit, is unnecessary when referencing temperatures.
  • Always use numerals for the temp. The only exception is zero degrees.
  • Remember that temperatures increase or decrease (go up or down, rise or fall), rather than get warmer or cooler.

Here are a few examples:

I can’t believe the 70 degree weather we had in Atlanta on Super Bowl Sunday!

My hometown of Oak Park, IL, regularly experiences sub-zero temps. I heard it was 15 below just last week.

The warm weather this weekend made me wish for spring days when temps are on the rise.

At least the temperatures aren’t expected to fall drastically this week.

ChanteSez … Did my water pipes ‘burst’ or ‘bust’?

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A week ago today, my family, friends and neighbors came to my rescue, big time. Two pipes in my house gushed water after the cold snap, and the day before I woke up to no heat — on one of the coldest mornings in Atlanta’s history.

But within 48 hours, the pilot light had been lit in my furnace, a wet vac sucked water out of my soaked carpet, and repairs on the two pipes were complete.

I dedicate this week’s ChanteSez to Duane and Piggie, Jarrad, William, Elton, Aldon and my “Pops.” Thank you for being here for me!

Burst vs. bust — Which is correct? Burst. While “busted” may sound appropriate, it actually refers to an object being smashed, rather than it breaking open from within.