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It's Hot Outside
Ten Expressions to Use In Speaking And Writing - It's nice and warm today.
- It's pretty hot, isn't it?
- We're having a heatwave!
- It's so hot! It must be over 80.
- It's nice in the sun.
- The weather's lovely.
- It's a lovely day.
- It's absolutely boiling!
- It's positively tropical today.
- It's sunny today, isn't it?
1 we often combine 'nice' + 'warm' to be very positive.
2 is useful when the weather is hot - maybe almost too hot.
3 is used when the weather has been very hot for a number of days.
4 This is like 2, so maybe it's almost too hot. Note we use Fahrenheit degrees.
5 is useful even for winter days - in the sun it's nice, but in the shade it may be cold.
6 and 7 are both common general expressions.
8 and 9 are used when the weather is unusually hot.
10 is the most common expression taught in books. It's particularly common with the tag question
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