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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

The man and the noun

Hi. Is it correct (or perhaps natural) to repeat the word "man," which meant all mankind previously, to mean an individual (or a person) later on like the example sentence below?

eg,
Man needs it, and the man who says it is not so is not being truthful.

Also, can we construe the underlined phrase to mean nouns? Thank you in advance for your help.

These pronouns usually follow the noun and...
  

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Anonymous Is it correct (or perhaps natural) to repeat the word "man," which meant all mankind previously, to mean an individual (or a person) later on like the example sentence below? That is poor style. Anonymous can we construe the underlined phrase to mean nouns?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is it correct (or perhaps natural) to repeat the word "man," which meant all mankind previously, to mean an individual (or a person) later on like the example sentence below?
  • That is poor style.
  • Anonymous can we construe the underlined phrase to mean nouns?
  • These pronouns usually follow the noun and...
  • Yes.
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AnonymousIs it correct (or perhaps natural) to repeat the word "man," which meant all mankind previously, to mean an individual (or a person) later on like the example sentence below?
That is poor style.
Anonymous can we construe the underlined phrase to mean nouns? These pronouns usually follow the noun and...
Yes.
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In this case it might be a little confusing. I would say "Man needs it, and any person who says..." or you could says Anyone instead of any person. You might even say any man, that might work.
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