Temperatures "get hot" / "get high"

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The temperature inside your car can get insanely hot on sunny days, regardless of the temperature outside.

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Can temperatures get hot? Can temperatures get high?

RandomGuy · Accepted Answer

Either works. I prefer hot.

CalifJim · Answer

HUBLOTCan temperatures get hot?

No. Not any more than prices can get expensive.

Temperature is the measurement of heat. When something gets hotter, its temperature gets higher (or 'goes up' or 'rises').
A price is the amount of money you pay for an item you purchase. When the item gets more expensive, the price gets higher (or 'goes up' or 'rises').

Both of these measurements are expressed in terms of numbers. The numbers don't get hot, and they don't get expensive. The same is true for other kinds of measurements.

In spite of these logical niceties, many people say that temperatures get hot and that prices get expensive.

CJ

RandomGuy · Answer

CalifJim… many people say that temperatures get hot …

Count me as one of them! Besides, insanely hot has a much better ring to it.

CalifJim · Answer

Aspara Gusinsanely hot has a much better ring to it.

True. The air inside your car can get insanely hot.

CJ

HUBLOT · Answer

Thank you, AG and CJ.

Temperatures "get hot" / "get high"

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