Britpick Question
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amberfocusOver here when we have a gorgeous autumn that pretty much extends the summer through October we call it an Indian Summer. I'm thinking this is probably specific to our culture in North America. So, my question is, what do you call that sort of thing in England?
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Date: 2010-07-05 03:12 am (UTC)I think Indian Summer will work -
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/indian-summer.html
The English already had names for the phenomenon - St. Luke’s Summer, St. Martin’s Summer or All-Hallown Summer, but these have now all but disappeared and, like the rest of the world, the term Indian summer has been used in the UK for at least a century.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Summer
In British English "St. Martin's Summer" was the most widely used term until the American phrase Indian Summer became better known in the 20th century. In Italy, St Martin's summer (Estate di San Martino) was expected and celebrated as a rural tradition with ancient origins, and is marked by a festival throughout the peninsula on November 11. In Spain, it is called Veranillo de San Miguel or Veranillo de San Martín, depending on which date it occurs. It can also be called Veranillo del Membrillo (little summer of the quince).
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Date: 2010-07-05 05:31 am (UTC)or an Indian Summer :D
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Date: 2010-07-05 09:06 pm (UTC)"It was very nice yesterday, wasn't it? Spring, I enjoyed that. Missed it last year, I was in the bathroom."