World English Dictionary humid (ˈhjuːmɪd) — adj moist; damp: a humid day [C16: from Latin ūmidus, from ūmēre to be wet; seehumectant, humour ] Would this be the connection? If the comedian were bad, would the person be all wet? I know that my sense of humor is rather dry, though. From: Linda Comerford Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 12:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Call for vocab "Humor" relates to "damp"? Interesting! Does anyone know how? A perspiring nervous standup comedian comes to mind.... Linda Comerford 317.786.6404 [log in to unmask] www.comerfordconsulting.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dick Veit Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2011 10:22 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Call for vocab On an even lighter note: humor/humid ...although these two really are cognates, deriving from words meaning "damp." On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Jane Saral <[log in to unmask]> wrote: On a lighter note, (for an SAT vocab exercise) I wonder if I might solicit words that fit the pattern of noun ending in -or and adjective in -id.... To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/