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  • usualsuspect191@lemmy.catoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldProgress
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    6 hours ago

    ‘Man’ is often used in the same way as ‘mankind’

    Yes, which is why without the “a” it doesn’t work. “A small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind” is nonsensical.

    He was saying he (a man) was literally taking a step with his leg, but it was a figuratively large step for the species because of where/how he was taking that step.