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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
human (adj., n.)
 
 
Human is Standard both as adjective, as in She has some very human faults, and as noun, as in He is not a monster; he’s a human, and a very nice one at that. Some commentators have objected to the noun, preferring the full human being, but either choice is Standard.  1
 
 
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