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Mar 16, 2011 · English, USA. Mar 16, 2011. #6. entangledbank said: 'Rains' refers to a season or period in which rain is usual: The harvest failed because the rains arrived late. I agree. It can also refer to a series of bouts of rain. "The rains over the last three weeks have saturated the soil and local officials are worried about mudslides." This implies ...
Feb 10, 2018 · Rain is wet. Rain causes flooding. Rain enables plants to grow. The above are referring to rain in general. The rain has stopped. The rain is heavier now than earlier. The rain in South Africa is inadequate for current needs. The above refer to specific instances of rain - implicitly or explicitly.
Sep 27, 2016 · Senior Member. Greece. British English (Sussex) Sep 27, 2016. #6. I think that when rain "sets in" it not only starts, but "establishes itself" . We should be going before the rain sets in - might be said after the first few drops have fallen, and before it starts raining more heavily and continuously. A heavy rain set in.
Jan 14, 2017 · I don't think so, but it's rare to hear the very definite statements "it will rain" or "it is going to rain." Weather forecasters usually talk about possibility or likelihood of rain. There is a 90% chance of rain in the afternoon. We will have high winds and a probably rain in the morning, but it should clear by mid-afternoon. And the rest of ...
Dec 26, 2012 · Don't stand in the pouring rain. - pouring is a present participle (adjective) describing the noun rain. Don't stand outside, it's pouring with rain. - pouring is part of the present continuous form it's pouring. Actually "Pouring with rain" is redundant because if it's pouring it can't be with anything except rain, but it's idiomatic in BrE.
Mar 16, 2018 · Hi,there. I came across this sentence in somewhere untrustworthy: It's pouring down raining? As far as I know, It's natural to say "It's pouring rain" in American English and "It's pouring with rain" in British English. Is it possible to say "It's pouring down raining"? I think it's wrong...
Jan 9, 2016 · "To rain greatly", adverb of manner, could only mean that the rain was grand or magnificent; as a quantity or amount, it is clearly an adverb of degree, and is listed as such on several grammar websites. "Sparsely" can mean geographic sparseness, in which case I see adverb of manner, but if it means sparseness through time -- "it rained only ...
May 22, 2013 · Beryl from Northallerton said: I'm with Kate on this. If there is a difference (and I suspect that there is) between [subject + verb + 'rain'] and [subject + verb + 'the rain'], then it's a highly illusive difference. However, it's not the standard difference between definite and indefinite. To me the difference is quite real, but for some ...
May 19, 2008 · Canadian English. May 19, 2008. #7. If I were to use the singular "rains", I would use "the". If I use the plural "rains", I would not use "the" ie: "Because of recent heavy rains"; "Because of the recent heavy rain". "The" means a specific downpour. If it was sunny and clear a week ago and then started to rain and continued to rain, it means ...
Jan 11, 2009 · Russian. Jan 11, 2009. #3. In my native language when someone walks when it rains, he/she goes " under the rain". But I've never heard this expression in english and it sounds pretty weird. However when it snows and someone walks, we say he/she goes "in the snow".
