'Do you know the difference between the clouds and the sky? If you do, you're lucky, because if you live in England, the two are pretty much synonymous. (...)
Our word sky comes from the Viking word for cloud, but in England there's simply no difference between the two concepts, and so the word changed its meaning because of the awful weather.'
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language, Mark Forsyth
Hoje fui correr vestida com o meu equipamento de inverno: camisola de manga comprida, calças, impermeável, tapa-orelhas.
(Eu o inverno tolero bem, o que me frustra mesmo é o prolongamento do mesmo por meses que não devia. Especialmente depois do contraste de uns dias em Portugal a correr de chapéu e protetor solar.)
S.
