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10-16-2023, 03:54 AM
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People that love rain are called pluviophiles. It comes from the Latin word “pluvial,” which means rain, and " phile ,” which denotes a thing or a person. Therefore, a pluviophile is a lover of rain, or someone that finds joy and peace of mind during the rain.
How have I lived on the East Side for over 40 years and never heard this word before?
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Because you'd have had to learn Latin? And love the rain.
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I remember the French word for rain is similar to this Latin term.
Or you could go with Gordon Lightfoot's name- Rainy day people. Not much to be excited about lately for pluviophiles. Pretty dry!
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Well, yes, but they're French.
They use a fancy term for a picnic even though it's pronounced the same way apart from in a French accent. Most of the time they just put the word "le" in front of an English word and think it's sexy. Smartarses.
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(10-17-2023, 07:55 AM)TomK Wrote: Well, yes, but they're French. They use a fancy term for a picnic even though it's pronounced the same way apart from in a French accent. Most of the time they just put the word "le" in front of an English word and think it's sexy. Smartarses.
Le Big Mac.
Pluie, S'il vous plait.
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(10-20-2023, 09:58 AM)TomK Wrote: I don't trust the French.
https://youtu.be/Zvboi3KCqBs?si=Rk427ua7cu05cs_s
I love it. His spoken words seem to match up quite well with the subtitles.
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I don't know what you mean, but it's the French and they can't be trusted.
Proof:
https://youtu.be/DERkHtpgRgE?si=gktUCo27XvvB4WTZ
