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Why do some people hear "all men" when what was actually said is just "men?"

If I say I want to eat French fries, do you assume I'm going to eat every French fry on earth? Of course not.
09:12 PM - Apr 29, 2024 (Edited)
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Hester Prynnecess, beat reporter
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hm. generally speaking, if people talk about a mass quantity with no qualifier it is understood to be a statement about that inherent thing.

“Milk is bad for you.”
“Money is the root of all evil.”

it’s not usually heard as “some kinds of milk” or “some money but not others”
09:19 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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In response to Hester Prynnecess, beat reporter.
Here's another one: If I say I want to date men, do I mean that I want to date every man? No.
09:21 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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Hester Prynnecess, beat reporter
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no, but it means categorically men, as opposed to wombats or droids or …

it is still a general statement of a kind 🙂
09:23 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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Excuse you. This is not the place for a grammar lesson. I said what I meant, and today of all days is not for defending the not all men perspective.
09:27 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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