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Kelly Tan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Hot/humid
What is the difference between 'hot' and 'humid'?
When I say the weather is hot, sometimes my friend says "It's humid." So are they about the same in meaning?
Thank you.
When I say the weather is hot, sometimes my friend says "It's humid." So are they about the same in meaning?
Thank you.
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Kelly Tan are they about the same in meaning? No; 'humidity' is a measure of water content of the air. A desert is hot but not humid.
- Kelly Tan are they about the same in meaning?
- No; 'humidity' is a measure of water content of the air.
- A desert is hot but not humid.
- However, when we use the word 'humid' in conversation, it means 'hot and with high water content', so that we feel sweaty and uncomfortable.
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Kelly Tan are they about the same in meaning?No; 'humidity' is a measure of water content of the air. A desert is hot but not humid. However, when we use the word 'humid' in conversation, it means 'hot and with high water content', so that we feel sweaty and uncomfortable.
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Thank you Mister Micawber.
When we use the word 'humid' in conversation, it means 'hot and with high water content', so that we feel sweaty and uncomfortable.
In conversation it means hot and with high water content.
Does it mean that strictly speaking it is not correct when it is not a conversation?
When we use the word 'humid' in conversation, it means 'hot and with high water content', so that we feel sweaty and uncomfortable.
In conversation it means hot and with high water content.
Does it mean that strictly speaking it is not correct when it is not a conversation?
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Kelly TanDoes it mean that strictly speaking it is not correct when it is not a conversation?I would expect climatologists to be more persnickety, that is all.
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