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human
The human’s brain works better in the morning.
The human brain works better in the morning.
Human
is mainly used as an adjective: ‘We should accept the fact that human judgment fallible.’
Compare: ‘A person’s brain works better in the morning.’
humid
He was living in a cold basement flat which had humid walls and almost no
furniture.
He was living in a cold basement flat which had damp walls and almost no
furniture.
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at DAMP
humour
Bill looks angry. Is he in a bad homour?
Bill looks angry. Is he in a bad mood?
Sometimes when I’m in a good humour,
I
like to cook something special.
Sometimes when I’m in a good mood, I like to cook something special.
Your
mood
is the way you feel (about life) at a particular time: ‘Doctors believe that tiredness
affects your mood and behaviour.’ ‘George is in a bad mood this morning. Has someone upset
him?’
Humour is used with a similar meaning, but only in formal or literary styles: ‘Steven was deep in
bad humour.’
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