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[42itous]

Today's town announcement email begins: "The anticipated forecast for more snow will exasperate already perilous conditions around your home."

ORLY?

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[whuffle.livejournal.com]

Aside from the fact that they're um, rather understating the situation... I think they meant EXACERBATE not exasperate.

[42itous.livejournal.com]

I agree that they meant exacerbate. However, I suspect that a mere *forecast* can't exacerbate conditions, though the *snow itself* will undoubtedly do so. :P

[lemurtanis.livejournal.com]

Exasperate is legit in context, modulo the forecast nonsense.

11C, 2nd definition: obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate

[42itous.livejournal.com]

Okay, sure, but I still don't think it's what they meant.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

i'm not even sure why the city bothers to dig out :)

just set up tunnels :>

a 6 foot PVC pipe over the side walk, like a hamster gym would suffice ;>

[cos]

The forecast certainly exasperated my housemate Val! But I don't think she's a perilous condition around my home.

[tahnan.livejournal.com]

...already perilous conditions around my home? What, it's going to fray the wires on my lamp, overstuff the overhead shelf in my closet, and put knives point-up in the sink?