Comments on: How Many Words for Snow?

By: Jaime McLeod

Jaime McLeod — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 18:22:53 +0000

Brenda,
Many of the people who are popularly referred to as “Eskimos” do speak English now, but that is not their ancestral language. As noted in the story, there are many groups who speak many different languages.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:47:54 +0000

Do eskimos speak the same language as we do in the US? I know our modern-day American English consists of many many different synonyms for different words. I only know the ones like “blizzard, flurry, snowstorm, sleet, snowflake, snowpack etc..” If eskimos are from northern Canada shouldnt they have the same words and language like us? Pretty interesting, this language is very complex!! No wonder people from other countries cant seem to understand us

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:34:24 +0000

I recall the term ‘blue snow’ for the shadowed snow that looked bluish in the bright sunlight.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 01:22:17 +0000

We have hominy snow here in the Ozarks.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:07:44 +0000

I was surprised how many of the terms I knew and use on a regular basis. I would guess that comes from living in northern Canada

By: Rosia Morrison

Rosia Morrison — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:12:42 +0000

Never knew there was so many names for snow,Thanks for the information ****

By: Rusty

Rusty — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:43:44 +0000

I agree with Roy anything other than snow is merely an adjective. I have also never been “corned in”. Too funny!!!

By: Diana Rojek

Diana Rojek — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:42:00 +0000

You forgot White out, same as Ground blizzard but much more commonly used, even the TV weatherpersons use it.

By: Neil Frandsen

Neil Frandsen — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:13:28 +0000

Here, in Western Canada, the Ground-drift Blizzard is one of the dreaded varities. It not only features limited to zero visibility, it can close highways and byways with drifts, it can also create black ice very quicly, due to happening under bright sunshine!
In the High Arctic, on Banks Island, I had the displeasure of working, laying out seismic lines, in a combination of Sea Fog and a Ground-drift Blizzard. I drove my Rolligon over a 25 foot tall cliff, one day, in early winter.