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English usage: Is it increment OR inclement weather?
#1
Tia

Edit: typo
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#2
Do you mean or rather than of?

Inclement is an appropriate adjective for (cold or otherwise unpleasant) weather. Increment is a noun. The dictionary is your friend. Please look them up!
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#3
it could be
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#4
if you're meaning bad weather it's inclement. inclement is an adjective.

an increment of something is a small unit (measure) of something. increment is a noun.
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#5
increment- A small adjustment in quantity.

Perhaps you're thinking of

incidence - the rate of occurrence.

As in..

The incidence of inclement weather appears to be increasing globally, as prophesized by Nostradamus.


(Pss... increment is also a verb. At least for engineers. "Increment the settings on the Flux Capacitor, Marty !" )
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#6
I have heard both of them used as an adj. hence my confusion.
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#7
kap wrote:
I have heard both of them used as an adj. hence my confusion.

don't you be believing everything you hear are correct spoke english. Angel
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#8
In English, it's inclement. In Engrish, it's increment.

And before someone complains, it's a joke. I was in Japan a few months ago and took several pictures of "Engrish". One of my favorites was when we went to an ice cream store, and they were advertising their new "fravor".
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kap wrote:
I have heard both of them used as an adj. hence my confusion.

Nine out of ten doctors recommend a "dictionary" when such ailments occur! :devil:
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rz wrote:
In English, it's inclement. In Engrish, it's increment.

And before someone complains, it's a joke. I was in Japan a few months ago and took several pictures of "Engrish". One of my favorites was when we went to an ice cream store, and they were advertising their new "fravor".

http://www.engrish.com/

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