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Taka Posted 21 years ago
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00 Although humanity becomes accustomed to extremes of wind, cold, sickness, and even hunger, 11 b 10 it 12 b 10 still has 11 b 10 its 12 b 10 breaking-point. 12 blockquote12 br
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0 Grammaticaly speaking, 'it' refers to 'humanity'. 02 br 00 I think 'it' could, in this case, also refer to people or mankind. Basically the same.
- 0 Grammaticaly speaking, 'it' refers to 'humanity'.
- 02 br 00 I think 'it' could, in this case, also refer to people or mankind.
- Basically the same.
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0 Grammaticaly speaking, 'it' refers to 'humanity'. 02 br
00 I think 'it' could, in this case, also refer to people or mankind. Basically the same. 0-
00 I think 'it' could, in this case, also refer to people or mankind. Basically the same. 0-
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0 Initially, I thought that way. But it's 'humanity', not a 'thing'. So I thought afterwards that it was strange to use 'it' for human... 0-
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0 So, the pronoun for 'humanity', the one meaning 'people', is usually 'it', not 'they'? 0-
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0 They sounds somewhat galactically imperious. Until robots write prose, the author will also be a member of humanity. 02 br
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00 In any case, we can choose between "it" and "they" for a closed set of people (such as a family), and would usually prefer "it". 02 br
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00 Actually though, the original sentence is uncomfortable. It is humans who have a brea
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00 In any case, we can choose between "it" and "they" for a closed set of people (such as a family), and would usually prefer "it". 02 br
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00 Actually though, the original sentence is uncomfortable. It is humans who have a brea
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