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Seagull Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Japanese as a collective noun

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Could you please evaluate each of the following five sentences depending on whether it is natural? --

(A) In general, it is said that Japanese people have more than one religions without any mental conflict.

(B) In general, it is said that many Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.

(C) In general, it is said that Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.

(D) In general, it is said that the Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.

(E) In general, it is said that the Japanese has more than one religions without any mental conflict.

  

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Could you please evaluate each of the following five sentences depending on whether it is natural? -- (A) In general, it is said that Japanese people have more than one religions without any mental conflict. Very natural (B) In general, it is said that many Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.

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  • Could you please evaluate each of the following five sentences depending on whether it is natural?
  • -- (A) In general, it is said that Japanese people have more than one religions without any mental conflict.
  • Very natural (B) In general, it is said that many Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.
  • Quite natural (C) In general, it is said that Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.
  • Not natural (D) In general, it is said that the Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict.
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Could you please evaluate each of the following five sentences depending on whether it is natural? --

(A) In general, it is said that Japanese people have more than one religions without any mental conflict. Very natural

(B) In general, it is said that many Japanese have more than one religions without any mental conflict. Quite natural

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There has been a move away from such terms in favor of less dehumanizing ones—"Japanese people" instead of "Japanese", "enslaved persons" instead of "slaves", "mentally ill people" instad of "the mentally ill", etc. I think there is something in that.

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