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	An Jiyoung  #435874  Sun, 28 Oct 07 10:03 AM I am not sure what the below sentence means. It is the part of sentence which explain about the writers of the chirstmas song. Apparently, the two were so hot, they were inspired to write of snow, and Christmas to help cool them down. Thank you for your help.    An Jiyoung Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 Korea Full Member (102)

	Marius Hancu  #435879  Sun, 28 Oct 07 10:11 AM perhaps: stimulated, excited ---------- hot c : temporarily capable of unusual performance (as in a sport) <any one of half a dozen golfers might get hot and win this tournament> <hot favorite in the race> M-W unabridged --------- You know, the snow is cold, and helps  cool you down when touched (or when thinking about it, which they did).    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	An Jiyoung  #435882  Sun, 28 Oct 07 10:18 AM so They were so excited to write about snow and Christmas help to cool them down. Do I understand it correctly?    An Jiyoung

	Marius Hancu  #435884  Sun, 28 Oct 07 10:23 AM NO: They were so excited that they wanted to write about snow and Christmas to cool down.    Marius Hancu

	An Jiyoung  #435887  Sun, 28 Oct 07 10:24 AM Thank you. I got it.    An Jiyoung

	Clive  #436377  Mon, 29 Oct 07 01:29 PM Hi, Apparently, the two were so hot, they were inspired to write of snow, and Christmas to help cool them down. When used of two people like this, this phrase is commonly a reference to excitement/activity of a sexual nature. Clive    Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member (22,196) El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Grammar Geek  #436393  Mon, 29 Oct 07 02:13 PM And it's also possible that it was August and they had no air conditioning, and it was simply hot out. I like to imagine warm beaches when I'm cold and snowy fields when I'm hot, so that would make sense too!    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,990) Barbara, who answers in American English.

	khoff  #436434  Mon, 29 Oct 07 04:27 PM I'm inclined to think that Grammar Geek's explanation is the correct one -- but it should be easy enough to figure out with a little more context.  It seems as though the original quote is about the actual composers of a specific Christmas song.  Which writers and which song are we talking about?  When and where were they writing?    khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Denver, Colorado, USA, Earth Senior Member (2,609) Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)
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	nona the brit  #436448  Mon, 29 Oct 07 05:25 PM I'd take that view as well. The writers were 'trapped' in a hot country so enjoyed thinking about snow and cold Christmases.    nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member (11,432) The name says it all.