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Originally Posted by issybird
That was something else that bored or confused just to create atmosphere. I did snicker a bit that while coming up with this whole new calendar and in a book set in the far future, Genly still gave the temperatures in Fahrenheit! I prefer Fahrenheit myself for day to day use and not only because it's still current here, but not in a scientific context.
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Yes the temperature thing amused me too. I tend to think in Centigrade because that's been what the TV weather reports have used here most of my life, so I had to convert in my head. But "very cold" and "extremely cold" would have done just as well.