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Originally Posted by M0FYA Andy
I'm always intrigued why they speak in 'shorthand', so for example the shipping forecast might say "rain from West" where the ordinary weather forecast would say "rain from the West". Is it because at some time it has been sent in something other than speech, for example in Morse?
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My favourite is from the "Reports from Coastal Stations" (do they still broadcast those?). "Precipitation in sight". Certainly true today!
73 from snowy Norfolk,
Roger/G3VKM