A slight breeze/wind has been blowing all day.

Hi,

Do you find the yellow responses natural? Not really.

(on phone)

A - How is the weather?

B - Not bad. A slight wind has been blowing all day.

B - Fine. A slight breeze's been blowing all day.

Fine / Not bad. It's been a little bit windy all day.



Clive

For some reason "breeze's" looks slightly odd to me. I'm not sure why. I would write "breeze has". Apart from that quibble, what you have written is correct English. However, it seems to me more like part of a written description. In a real-life conversation I would probably say something simpler such as "Not bad ... there's (been) a slight breeze though".

I'm grateful, Clive!

One more question:

How do you find this sentence as an opening of a short story? Still unnatural?

A slight breeze had been blowing all day.

Thanks,

Tom

Mr. TomHow do you find this sentence as an opening of a short story? Still unnatural?
A slight breeze had been blowing all day.

In that context it's fine.

Hi,



Yes, fine in written description.



Clive

Many thanks to both of you again.

Sorry, Mr. Wordy, I didn't see you there. (You had already answered my second question.)

Tom

Mr. TomSorry, Mr. Wordy, I didn't see you there. (You had already answered my second question.)

No worries, I crossed with Clive too ... I hadn't seen his reply when I posted mine.