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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
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polar bear
Hi,
You call "polar bears" people who are fond of ice/winter swimming, don't you?
If you could answer the following questions:
(1) Is the term "polar bear" (meaning someone going in for winter swimming) common in the UK and North America?
(2) Which of the following terms are ok?
2.1 winter swimming fan/lover
2.2 ice swimming fan/lover
2.3 polar bear club member, etc.
Thank you!
mus-te
You call "polar bears" people who are fond of ice/winter swimming, don't you?
If you could answer the following questions:
(1) Is the term "polar bear" (meaning someone going in for winter swimming) common in the UK and North America?
(2) Which of the following terms are ok?
2.1 winter swimming fan/lover
2.2 ice swimming fan/lover
2.3 polar bear club member, etc.
Thank you!
mus-te
Top answer
I don't think that most USAers would ever think "ice swimmer" when they heard "polar bear"; they would all think of the real bear. If you said "Frank is a polar bear", they would think he was large and white. You would have to say "member of a polar bear club" and then be prepared to explain what that is.
- I don't think that most USAers would ever think "ice swimmer" when they heard "polar bear"; they would all think of the real bear.
- If you said "Frank is a polar bear", they would think he was large and white.
- You would have to say "member of a polar bear club" and then be prepared to explain what that is.
- The climate is pretty temperate here, as world climates go.
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I don't think that most USAers would ever think "ice swimmer" when they heard "polar bear"; they would all think of the real bear. If you said "Frank is a polar bear", they would think he was large and white. You would have to say "member of a polar bear club" and then be prepared to explain what that is. The climate is pretty temperate here, as world climates go.
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enoonYou would have to say "member of a polar bear club" and then be prepared to explain what that is.I see. Thanks!
Regarding (2). You haven't doneany edits there... which means all the listed terms are ok?
Thanks again!
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It's not a very popular pastime in most states of the USA, not like it is in Murmansk, where any swimming at all probably involves freezing your *** off. I wouldn't know what to call it. "Ice swimmer" is understandable on its face, but the others not so much.
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You call "polar bears" people who are fond of ice/winter swimming, don't you? No. This is not a common term.
(1) Is the term "polar bear" (meaning someone going in for winter swimming) common in the UK and North America? No. There are special fund-raising events called "polar bear plunge." See:
(1) Is the term "polar bear" (meaning someone going in for winter swimming) common in the UK and North America? No. There are special fund-raising events called "polar bear plunge." See:
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MUSCOVITEIs the term "polar bear" (meaning someone going in for winter swimming) common in the UK and North America?It's not in the UK.
I've never heard it used that way.
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