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Are just “human” and “human being” different?

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Rebecca

The word "human" and the phrase "human being" technically have the same meaning, however, the word "human" can be used for living and non-living people. "Human being" is mostly used for living people since the word "being" means a "living thing". Additionally, the phrase "human being" is not used as commonly in spoken language as the word "human", and is usually only used when emphasizing humans as a species to reflect their unique characteristics.

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