>>Not really nitpicking. I come from a language (actually, more than one) where there are distinct words for each of these meanings.
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>It is time for you to advance to the next level. We are sending you to the Canadian Arctic where you will learn the 356 different eskimo words for snow.
But I know them already: the January 1st snow, the January 2nd snow...
I read somewhere that this story about the alleged 50-some Inuit words for snow is as true as the lemmings mass suicide story. Invented by the likes of Irving Berlin and disciples. It sells the newspapers.