Yes, it would be a big improvement!

来源: 聚曦亭 于 2013-07-21 10:43:52 [] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 阅读数 : (711 bytes)
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回答: I really don't see the difference. 由 hammerheadshark 于 2013-07-21 10:28:55

Good writers nowadays rarely use "a man" to refer to "anyone" for the following reason.
1. It is gender biased. That is why we use "a sales person" instead of "a salesman" , "he/she" instead of "he," etc.
2. Because of 1, in modern context, "a man" suggests the meaning of "as a human being," which is an overstatement here as SanGabrielhas commented.

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