the world’s richest man OR the richest person in the world?

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Who is the richest man in the world?



Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates in July 2017 to become
not only the world’s richest man, but the richest person in the world
with an estimated net worth of $112 billion, according to Forbes’s
2018 Billionaires List.




Source: http://time.com/money/4746795/richest-people-in-the-world/



It seems there is a difference here between the world’s richest man and the richest person in the world. What is the difference? I have no clue. thanks






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  • Hint: a man is a person of the male sex.
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  • The richest person in the world might be a woman
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Who is the richest man in the world?



Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates in July 2017 to become
not only the world’s richest man, but the richest person in the world
with an estimated net worth of $112 billion, according to Forbes’s
2018 Billionaires List.




Source: http://time.com/money/4746795/richest-people-in-the-world/



It seems there is a difference here between the world’s richest man and the richest person in the world. What is the difference? I have no clue. thanks






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  • Hint: a man is a person of the male sex.
    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago










  • The richest person in the world might be a woman
    – Ronald Sole
    1 hour ago












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Who is the richest man in the world?



Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates in July 2017 to become
not only the world’s richest man, but the richest person in the world
with an estimated net worth of $112 billion, according to Forbes’s
2018 Billionaires List.




Source: http://time.com/money/4746795/richest-people-in-the-world/



It seems there is a difference here between the world’s richest man and the richest person in the world. What is the difference? I have no clue. thanks






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Who is the richest man in the world?



Amazon founder Jeff Bezos surpassed Bill Gates in July 2017 to become
not only the world’s richest man, but the richest person in the world
with an estimated net worth of $112 billion, according to Forbes’s
2018 Billionaires List.




Source: http://time.com/money/4746795/richest-people-in-the-world/



It seems there is a difference here between the world’s richest man and the richest person in the world. What is the difference? I have no clue. thanks






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  • Hint: a man is a person of the male sex.
    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago










  • The richest person in the world might be a woman
    – Ronald Sole
    1 hour ago
















  • Hint: a man is a person of the male sex.
    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago










  • The richest person in the world might be a woman
    – Ronald Sole
    1 hour ago















Hint: a man is a person of the male sex.
– StoneyB
1 hour ago




Hint: a man is a person of the male sex.
– StoneyB
1 hour ago












The richest person in the world might be a woman
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago




The richest person in the world might be a woman
– Ronald Sole
1 hour ago










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Gender. "Man" is male. The worlds richest woman is currently Alice Walton, who owns the very successful WalMart retail chain, and who is reportedly worth about $40 billion.



It's confusing because English has no neutral gender, so male nouns and pronouns are often used to include both men and women. However, this is not true in every case, particularly when a writer wants to distinguish between the two.






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    You’ve overlooked the fact that over 50% of the persons in the world aren’t men...






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      Gender. "Man" is male. The worlds richest woman is currently Alice Walton, who owns the very successful WalMart retail chain, and who is reportedly worth about $40 billion.



      It's confusing because English has no neutral gender, so male nouns and pronouns are often used to include both men and women. However, this is not true in every case, particularly when a writer wants to distinguish between the two.






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        Gender. "Man" is male. The worlds richest woman is currently Alice Walton, who owns the very successful WalMart retail chain, and who is reportedly worth about $40 billion.



        It's confusing because English has no neutral gender, so male nouns and pronouns are often used to include both men and women. However, this is not true in every case, particularly when a writer wants to distinguish between the two.






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          Gender. "Man" is male. The worlds richest woman is currently Alice Walton, who owns the very successful WalMart retail chain, and who is reportedly worth about $40 billion.



          It's confusing because English has no neutral gender, so male nouns and pronouns are often used to include both men and women. However, this is not true in every case, particularly when a writer wants to distinguish between the two.






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          Gender. "Man" is male. The worlds richest woman is currently Alice Walton, who owns the very successful WalMart retail chain, and who is reportedly worth about $40 billion.



          It's confusing because English has no neutral gender, so male nouns and pronouns are often used to include both men and women. However, this is not true in every case, particularly when a writer wants to distinguish between the two.







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