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26199 Posted Apr 14, 2000
Hmmm...
But if 'human race' is short of 'members of the human race', then 'are' works quite well...
*shrug*
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Even worse
Is mise Duncan Posted Apr 17, 2000
I thought "rat race" meant a rat run - as "ball race" means the ball run in a ball bearing....but I am often mistaken. 
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