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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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human beings/humans/mankind/homo sapiens/humanity

0These substances seem harmless to human beings.02br
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00Is "human beings" in the above interchangeable with "humans/mankind/homo sapiens/humanity?" Thanks.0-
  

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0human beings and humans are your best bet. 02br 02br 00Mankind and humanity deal with people on a mass, social level, not so much their physical well-being. 02br 02br 00**** sapiens is probably accurate, but unless you're an archiologist, it sounds funny0-

— BarbaraPA

  • 0human beings and humans are your best bet.
  • 02br 02br 00Mankind and humanity deal with people on a mass, social level, not so much their physical well-being.
  • 02br 02br 00**** sapiens is probably accurate, but unless you're an archiologist, it sounds funny0-
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0human beings and humans are your best bet. It's harmless to their bodies.02br
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00Mankind and humanity deal with people on a mass, social level, not so much their physical well-being. 02br
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00**** sapiens is probably accurate, but unless you're an archiologist, it sounds funny0-
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10human beings and humans are your 11b10best bet12b10. It's harmless to their bodies.12br
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10Mankind and humanity deal with people on a mass, social level, not so much their 11b10physical well-being12b10. 12br
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0Yes, "best bet" is a pretty common idiom. 0-
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