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QuantumIguana · 02-26-2013, 12:02 AM

When humans are living on other planets,, we'll need to make a distinction between a member of our species and a human living on Earth. You might use Terran to refer to a human from Earth, and reserve human for a member of our species.

02-26-2013, 12:02 AM	#41
QuantumIguana Philosopher Posts: 2,034 Karma: 18736532 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2 gen, Kindle Fire 1st Gen, Kindle Touch	When humans are living on other planets,, we'll need to make a distinction between a member of our species and a human living on Earth. You might use Terran to refer to a human from Earth, and reserve human for a member of our species.