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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

The quote makes no sense without "a". It's always annoyed me that it's not added in, whether he said it or not!

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  • [–] -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It still makes perfect sense, imo. I wouldn't even call it incorrect on a technical level. The contrast between "man" as singular and "mankind" as collective should provide all of the context needed.

    If I describe a scene of a story as "man goes to work," no one assumes I'm talking about the collective of humanity.

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