Why do we use the word "all" when talking about a group of people.?
470424
Because we are talking about 'all' the people in the group.\n\ni like ur avaiator... ur cute : )
647588
Because when using all caps in typing, on the net it means your "Yelling". That is why most people think it is rude, when someone types in all caps.
343029
It's probably just a term of endearment. Some people call everyone "hun" or "babe"
241903
Maybe you could say something to the extent of "Part of everyone's job is to work together for a common goal, in order to acheive this goal, we must have efective communication skills with our coworkers.  While it is great to get our work done, it is just as important to work with the other members of your team."\n\nI don't know if that answers your question, but I hope it helps!
331825
ANOTHER general statement about an ENTIRE GROUP of people, all of which you cannot know personally! I DO NOT make such statments about anyone else's group, so PLEASE STOP making them about groups that include me! Isn't this kind of stereotyping doing just as much injustice to me as SOME Christians' impositions do to you?
1136497
it's used to indicate 'all living things'.   For example 'water is necessary for both man and beast'    'This disease wiped out man and beast'
723577
They say we shouldn't even use the word "you". Because it will make a person go on the defensive, even if we're not talking about them personally. But use words like we, or someone.\nOne guy told me if I said "we", that's when he'd get offended, because then\nI'd be including him! Can't please everybody!
869980
You mean all of you people are real..?\n\n\nLOL
1127064
You are right, there may be more than just sleeping together. The phrase is used so that the participants do not need to describe the details to the people who don't give a shit of what'd happened.
489246
damn!!!! i never knew that??? that's a good concept:\n\npoop party for all!!! whehehehehe....\n\ngood choice. =)
654935
It is human nature to want everyone else to think the way you do.  \nDON'T YOU AGREE WITH ME?  \nWanting to say things correctly and without insulting someone is very important. \nRIGHT?  \nTrying to be everything to everyone while still being an individual is the main goal of each person.  \nOKAY?\nIt is difficult to make a statement anymore without stepping on the toes of someone else.  \nUNDERSTAND?\nThe world keeps getting smaller and smaller while our knowledge base keeps getting bigger.  C\nORRECT?\nThree hundred years ago, a speech MIGHT travel word of mouth across a country.  \nI'M NOT WRONG, AM I?\nNow, it travels the world.  \nSEE?\nPeople have to be so careful of what comes out of their mouths because of the possible repercussion.  \nARE YOU WITH ME?
1134952
D for sure\n\nA refers to a singular person (one person she will pick) which means you use whom\nB should be singular because she wants one person so, whom\nC refers to a group of people, or at leas more than one, which mean s it should be who\nthat leaves D
83248
"It is everything I like" is probably a better fit than translations that use the word "all" which can have a subtly different meaning in English.\n\n(from a Canadian who grew up in a French-speaking town.)
530174
Hmm.  "Ganz" means roughly "all of".  "Mann" is a gender-neutral form of "he" or "she" -- like when we say "ONE ought to do what is right."  The temptation is to jam these together and claim it means something like "all of mankind".  I think that would be wrong, though, particularly considering the wide variance in German dialects and local ways of saying things.  Spelling has also not been standardized for very long, compared to how long German-speaking people have used surnames.  If I had to guess, I might hazard that the "Ganz" is derived from a place name, and the "man" part indicates that the person or family came from Ganz (or Gantz, or Gants, or Ghantz, or so on).  I hope that helps a little.
223699
Because we are all still in ignorance. Before we all have a fit. Ignorance means: Choosing to ignore fact(in this case anyway) We still choose to ignore the fact that were all human, we all share this planet, haven't found a way off it yet, maybe never will, and that until the end of time we have to share it. That means diversity will most probably always be around, and it's something we can no longer ignore.
993542
Why are these descriptions used anyway?\nNobody says: "Look, there goes a heterosexual!\nWhat do you think of, when you hear that?\nSex? Of course you do - these words imply\na sexual orientation.\nTo use these words to describe somebody is\nrude and show that your mind is in the gutter.
434027
i think most people are not aware when they say things like this, and maybe some stuff is partly true, like "blacks are better dancers / singers". i believe that those who really mean ALL blacks / whites usually say so: "all whites are ..."