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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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Weather

Do "It is freezing today" and "It is boiling today" sound right and natural?
  

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They are fine in BrE.

  • They are fine in BrE.
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lucas21cDo "It is freezing today" and "It is boiling today" sound right and natural?
In California we tend to have dry heat, so 'baking' is more common than 'boiling'.

In any case, "it's" sounds more natural than the rather formal "it is", so for me, they go like this, where 'hot' and 'cold' are optional:

It's freezing (cold) today.

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