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Pructus Posted 18 years ago
[ Mr. Timberlake was to spend Sunday afternoon with us. It was unbelievable that a man so eminent would actually sit in our dining room, use our knives and forks, and eat our food. Every imperfection in our home and our characters would jump out at him. The Truth had been revealed to man with scientific accuracy -- an accuracy we could all test by experiment -- and the future course of human development on earth was laid down, finally. And here in Mr. Timberlake was a man who had not merely performed many miracles -- even, it was said with proper reserve, having twice raised the dead -- but who had actually been to , our headquarters, where this great and revolutionary revelation had first been given.]
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The Truth had been revealed to man with scientific accuracy.......
here, "to man" has to be changed to "a man or men"?
If "man" is a countable noun, then doesn't it have to be "a man" here?
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[ Mr. Timberlake was to spend Sunday afternoon with us. It was unbelievable that a man so eminent would actually sit in our dining room, use our knives and forks, and eat our food. Every imperfection in our home and our characters would jump out at him. The Truth had been revealed to man with scientific accuracy -- an accuracy we could all test by experiment -- and the future course of human development on earth was laid down, finally. And here in Mr. Timberlake was a man who had not merely performed many miracles -- even, it was said with proper reserve, having twice raised the dead -- but who had actually been to , our headquarters, where this great and revolutionary revelation had first been given.]
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The Truth had been revealed to man with scientific accuracy.......
here, "to man" has to be changed to "a man or men"?
If "man" is a countable noun, then doesn't it have to be "a man" here?
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pructus here, "to man" has to be changed to "a man or men"? No. Such a change is not necessary.
- pructus here, "to man" has to be changed to "a man or men"?
- No.
- Such a change is not necessary.
- pructus If "man" is a countable noun, then doesn't it have to be "a man" here?
- Yes, but that's an "if".
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pructushere, "to man" has to be changed to "a man or men"?No. Such a change is not necessary.
pructusIf "man" is a countable noun, then doesn't it have to be "a man" here?Yes, but that's an "if". Is it a countable noun here? No. man means mankind (all human beings) when it appears without an article.
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