Way Off-Topic need an English expert

[MrNase]

Hey guys, I need some help.

I want to know if the place I am currently at is the only place where it rains at the moment. What would be the question?


Is it rainy somewhere else or just here?

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Is it rainy anywhere else or just here?

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Is it rainy elsewhere or just here?



What do propose? Thanks!

[Onimua]

Well, if you were to ask anyone around here (U.S. wise), you could use any of them. But the most comment (and one that sounds the best, at least to me) would be the second one.

[SNN]

Yeah, the second one is more grammatically correct, I believe.

[Joe Gronlund]

Yes, all correct.. Second is most correct...

[Wayne Luke]

The second sentence. The first doesn't quite work for me. The third is informal so it depends on who you are talking to.

[Floris]

Well, if you were to ask anyone around here (U.S. wise), you could use any of them. But the most comment (and one that sounds the best, at least to me) would be the second one.

The most common?
The best comment?

[Reeve of Shinra]

I think some of it will depend on regional dialect but in NY we would say "Is it raining everywhere or just here?"...

"Is it raining elsewhere or just here?" may also work but in this case elsewhere would be substituted by a specific place like "Is it raining in San Francisco or just here?".

[Dilly]

Is this the only place it's p*ssing down?

[Jerry]

My finest Queen's English would dictate that I choose number #2.

[Razasharp]

I would use:

Is it raining anywhere else, or just here?

[Chousho]

I think some of it will depend on regional dialect but in NY we would say "Is it raining everywhere or just here?"...

"Is it raining elsewhere or just here?" may also work but in this case elsewhere would be substituted by a specific place like "Is it raining in San Francisco or just here?".

I guess even then it depends where in NY ;D as I would say something along the lines of:

"Is it raining anywhere else, or just here?"

or

"It's been raining a lot, has anybody else been getting it, too?"

You have to keep in mind, you have 2 separate ideas you're trying to put out. First, you want to express that it's raining currently where you're at. Second, you want to ask if anywhere else is receiving rain.

--edit--
*snicker* I didn't even notice my first one was the same as Razasharp's.

[Jerry]

I guess even then it depends where in NY

That and it would be American, opposed to English; I notice a lot of difference in grammar, dialect and pronunciation.

[Chousho]

That and it would be American, opposed to English; I notice a lot of difference in grammar, dialect and pronunciation.

I've noticed that too. We have some more commonalities in speech compared to our Old World counterparts.

I actually meant my reply as "a fellow NYer", haha -- I hail from around the Souther Tier in upsate NY. Although I thought you were from Canada from your location (also, I remember watching the McKenzie brothers and other SCTV sketches late at night after Letterman).

[ManagerJosh]

I would probably say "Is it raining anywhere else or is it just here?"

[Jerry]

I would probably say "Is it raining anywhere else or is it just here?"

Or just send people a link to the weather channel.

Although I thought you were from Canada from your location (also, I remember watching the McKenzie brothers and other SCTV sketches late at night after Letterman).

I'm mostly from England, I just moved here a few years ago; I went though a few posh schools there, also my Mother was an English teacher for a while and elocution was always of importance.