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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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All men "is" or "are" wise?

I was reading a paper and came across the phrase "All men is created equal." Is "all men" technically singluar, or does "all" just describe men, which is plural?
  

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org/declaration/document /]Declaration of Independence[/url] is 'All men are created equal'. It is either a misprint or part of a jocularity.

— Mister Micawber

  • org/declaration/document /]Declaration of Independence[/url] is 'All men are created equal'.
  • It is either a misprint or part of a jocularity.
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'All' describes 'men', and this famous line from the [url=http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/]Declaration of Independence[/url] is 'All men are created equal'. It is either a misprint or part of a jocularity.
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