Was the day’s weather described as “wicked”?
Dammit, this is the third in a row I’ve had to skip by dint of just knowing the trivia…
NO.
Not sure I’d expect to see weather described with this word for good or bad, but “sick”?
It isn’t a word that used to mean “negative or bad” and now means “positive or cool”.
I could have made this a grandfather and granddaughter.
Was the weather described as being good or bad for a particular activity?
Described as being typical for a season or setting?
Was the weather characterized as being good or bad in some way?
Was it described in a way that is not normally used for weather?
Was the weather described with an idiomatic expression?
If so, is it one that has fallen out of use among younger people?
Or one that has gained popularity among younger people?
I know this one, too.
Was the weather described as being good or bad for a particular activity?
No
Described as being typical for a season or setting?
No
Was the weather characterized as being good or bad in some way?
Not really…
Was it described in a way that is not normally used for weather?
Yes
Was the weather described with an idiomatic expression?
No
If so, is it one that has fallen out of use among younger people?
Or one that has gained popularity among younger people?
Erm, @Chronos, are you answering for the question setter?
Should you be doing that? I think that only the question setter should answer guesses. Just my opinion.
It’s not a common expression and never was. It’s a comparison that the Dad sees one way and the girl sees another.
I did not look over Chronos answers, but I’d go with mine.
Is this a real book?
A classic book? One some of us are likely to have read?
Would knowing more about the book help to solve the puzzle?
Would the confusion be specific to the people in any way? Or would the puzzle be the same if the roles were switched, if it were two female friends in their 40s, etc.?
Influenced by their ages?
Influenced by their genders?
Would knowing more about the people help to solve the puzzle?
If you guys get close enough, I’ll reveal the answer. Not looking for you to quote a book you don’t know is being asked about.
I’m about 99.99% sure that I know exactly which book and which line, so I won’t participate, but I did want to say: Nice puzzle!
Is the difference in interpretation due to events or change in culture (like the daughter/granddaughter growing up post 9/11 or in a world where texting was common)?
Is it due to some difference that has always been and will always be there between older and younger people (like… idk, aching joints or gray hair)
Does it have anything to do with global warming?
Fair and good questions.
We’re told that “the father thought the setting was a cloudy, overcast day. The daughter thought it was a clear, sunny day.” Could those perceptions have just as easily been reversed for the purposes of our puzzle, with the father thinking it was sunny and the daughter thinking it was cloudy?
No. Not in my opinion, no.
I don’t think guessing the exact description from the book is likely, so let’s see if you can all get close enough by figuring out as specific a misunderstanding(or difference in understanding) the father and daughter could have over the setting/weather in a book.
They read the same book and both could make a case that their interpretation is correct. If you are interested, the author even clarified later when this situation was presented to him.
You say the book is written in English, but are the father/daughter native speakers of English?
Was it a winter day?