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feel confused with mankind, human, and human being #1 (permalink) Sat Mar 08, 2008 17:37 pm   feel confused with mankind, human, and human being		  
Could you help explain any differences between mankind, human,
and human being with some example sentences, please?
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feel confused with mankind, human, and human being #2 (permalink) Sat Mar 08, 2008 23:54 pm   feel confused with mankind, human, and human being		  
A human is a human being. A human being is a person. Mankind or "humankind" means all the people on earth, sometimes it even includes dead people and people who aren't born yet.
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