I am seeking information on the proper use of a word. I have exhausted
the dictionaries at home and found no help with online versions. In
desperation I turn to the vast depository of English language knowledge
that resides in the OM List.
One of my children recently took a vocabulary test at school. The word in
question is "dank". I don't know the exact wording of the sentence she used
to demonstrate its usage, but something to the effect of "The weather is
dank". The teacher subtracted points, writing in the margin that weather
cannot be dank. This came as a surprise to me. Certainly other things can
be dank: clammy hands, humid air, etc. I live in South Carolina where the
weather is often dank. What am I missing here?
Thanks in advance,
Charlie
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