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John liao Posted 12 years ago
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The question of human beings and humans? new concept english 3.9

Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.

What is the difference between "humans" and "human beings" here?
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john liao What is the difference between "humans" and "human beings" here? They have the same meaning in your sentence.

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  • john liao What is the difference between "humans" and "human beings" here?
  • They have the same meaning in your sentence.
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john liaoWhat is the difference between "humans" and "human beings" here?
They have the same meaning in your sentence.
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But in which situation they have different meanings?
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Sorry, bump.But in which situation they have different meanings?
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They are pretty close in meaning and may be more or less interchangeable in certain contexts. For me, "human beings" focuses slightly more on the biological creatures, and "humans" slightly more on the more abstract associations.
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So human beings is refer to our flesh bodies and humans is refer to our spiritual bodies?
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john liaoSo human beings is refer to our flesh bodies and humans is refer to our spiritual bodies?
No, it's not this clear cut. I mentioned only a possible slight difference of focus in some situations.
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