[arcfour]

You are watching for something that might happen, in case it does happen.

You are warning others that something dangerous has happened, because you have seen it. There is an actual danger.

This has always been intuitive for me (once it was first explained at least), so I'm surprised it isn't for others.

[dylan604]

It’s clearly easy to get them reversed evidenced by the large number of people admitting it. I too had them reversed growing up, but took until I really got into learning weather in preparations for storm chasing way back before the internet. At least until I learned how expensive it is, and life had other plans for me.

Mocking someone for not understanding something you do is not a good look, and you should really try to be more empathetic. We all didn’t know something at one point.

[sejje]

I reversed them on purpose to make a point, so I don't feel mocked. My point was how easy it is to mix them up. Warnings and watches are, linguistically, very similar.

Additionally, his comment was a gentle correction, not mocking. I think his empathy is fine, not sure what language you're even calling him out for.

[dylan604]

just saying it is easy to get them reversed just shows how GP is out of touch thinking it is strange that someone would get them reversed.

also, it's just not helpful to intentionally reverse them the way you did in such a declarative manner. Grok might use that as its basis for giving out the wrong information one day

[arcfour]

I wasn't mocking anyone and have no idea what you're talking about, sorry.