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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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Hello,
Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives.
My question is, can we refer to man(kind) with 'he'?
Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives.
My question is, can we refer to man(kind) with 'he'?
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Inchoateknowledge Hello, Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives. To my way of thinking it should have been He.
- Inchoateknowledge Hello, Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives.
- To my way of thinking it should have been He.
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InchoateknowledgeHello,To my way of thinking it should have been He.
Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives.
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This is not what I am asking.
'Man' is fix there, my question is, can 'his' and 'he' remain in the text?
Thanks anyway.
'Man' is fix there, my question is, can 'his' and 'he' remain in the text?
Thanks anyway.
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I'm sure there will be people on the lookout for any type of sexist writing who would disagree, but yes.
If you use "man" to represent "mankind," then you can use "he" or "his" to continue to refer globally to "people." This usage seems particularly popular when writing out how people interact with the enivornment or with each other in a sociological context. (Althought the sociologists
If you use "man" to represent "mankind," then you can use "he" or "his" to continue to refer globally to "people." This usage seems particularly popular when writing out how people interact with the enivornment or with each other in a sociological context. (Althought the sociologists
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Very good, thanks.
Traditionally the word man has been used to refer not only to adult males but also to human beings in general. There is a historical explanation for this: in Old English the principal sense of man was ‘a human being’, and the words wer and wif were used to refer specifically to ‘a male person’ and ‘a female person’ respectively. Subsequently,
Traditionally the word man has been used to refer not only to adult males but also to human beings in general. There is a historical explanation for this: in Old English the principal sense of man was ‘a human being’, and the words wer and wif were used to refer specifically to ‘a male person’ and ‘a female person’ respectively. Subsequently,
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Hi,
Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives.
As a minor comment on style alone, I'd prefer Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings. 'In which he lives' seems redundant.
Best wishes, Clive
Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings in which he lives.
As a minor comment on style alone, I'd prefer Man is rapidly destroying his natural surroundings. 'In which he lives' seems redundant.
Best wishes, Clive
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