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    Quote Originally Posted by MikkoAkure View Post
    “Meteorological” literally means “study of weather”. I think you mean “astronomical”. The astronomical definition would be the equinoxes and the solstices. The meteorological definition would be based on the weather.

    90% of the English-speaking world uses the astronomical definition. People have already said this over and over so I’m not sure why you’re so invested on trying to push your own personal idea of when you think it should be here.
    I did mean astronomical, got it backwards with meteorologists, who are the ones that use the same definition I do where December is in Winter.

    As for 90% of the English-speaking world using the astronomical definition, nah, they very clearly don't. In every day use pretty much everyone uses the "meteorological" definition.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jandor View Post
    I did mean astronomical, got it backwards with meteorologists, who are the ones that use the same definition I do where December is in Winter.

    As for 90% of the English-speaking world using the astronomical definition, nah, they very clearly don't. In every day use pretty much everyone uses the "meteorological" definition.
    Most have no idea about any actual seasons other than Summer Sun, Spring Rain, Fall leaves, and Winter Snow. Meteorological definition is extremely imprecise and too wildly variable to make any timed plans around.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nothv13 View Post
    Most have no idea about any actual seasons other than Summer Sun, Spring Rain, Fall leaves, and Winter Snow. Meteorological definition is extremely imprecise and too wildly variable to make any timed plans around.
    By the meteorological calendar, the first day of winter is always the 1st December. I wouldn't say that's particularly imprecise or variable.

    This argument does however feel a little moot at this point, as far as I can see the Endwalker site no longer cites a Fall release anyway. It just says the new date.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jandor View Post
    By the meteorological calendar, the first day of winter is always the 1st December. I wouldn't say that's particularly imprecise or variable.

    This argument does however feel a little moot at this point, as far as I can see the Endwalker site no longer cites a Fall release anyway. It just says the new date.
    I've had snow and -5 to -10 degrees (c) for weeks, I consider it winter where I'm at but I'm not going to argue about when a season starts cause we litterally have 30+ pages people bickering at each other.

    Although, it's extreamly amusing.. Brb need more popcorn.
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