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Thread #54155 Message #838741
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
02-Dec-02 - 06:01 AM
Thread Name: Vocab question for UK people
Subject: RE: Vocab question for UK people
Mudguard: "No. Man is a male human being ;-) SCNR ;-) "
No, 'Man' is a collective term for the human race, whether male or female. Neither Neil Armstrong "One small step for (a) man", nor Fred Dallas "The family of man" were being sexist.