Is "mankind" used correctly as 3rd person singular? Or 3rd person plural?
For example: "Mankind knows" or "mankind know"?
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2mankind is uncountable, so you say mandkind knows.– SchwaleFeb 16, 2016 at 20:43
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1It acts singular like other uncountable nouns. Chemistry is hard, for example.– Stu WFeb 16, 2016 at 20:56
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1@StuW Not all uncountables are singular... Wear some clothes, please.– Nihilist_FrostFeb 17, 2016 at 0:09
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Good one! I should have included "most."– Stu WFeb 17, 2016 at 3:06
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It's always used as a singular noun. The word encompasses all of humankind as a unitary whole.
