Endzone2
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What Neil Armstrong really said when he stepped on the moon
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Fanatical
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Really, why is this even news? He forgot an article, but still does not lose any meaning with his quote? Would anything have changed had he used an "a"? No.
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| 10-02-2006 10:33 AM |
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SouthGAEagle
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Fanatical Wrote:Really, why is this even news? He forgot an article, but still does not lose any meaning with his quote? Would anything have changed had he used an "a"? No.
I don't think it's that big a deal, but there is a difference between the two phrases....
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" = One small step for the human race ("man"), but one giant leap for the human race ("mankind"). That's contradictory.
"One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" = One small step for Neil Armstrong ("a man"), but one giant leap for the human race ("mankind").
I like Pete Conrad's first words on the moon on Apollo 12... "Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me.''
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| 10-02-2006 10:52 AM |
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Fanatical
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SouthGAEagle Wrote:"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" = One small step for the human race ("man"), but one giant leap for the human race ("mankind"). That's contradictory.
But did anyone think that the quote was meant to be taken in this way? No. Everyone took it as the latter.
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| 10-02-2006 12:58 PM |
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GrayBeard
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I'm so glad we got that settled, not we can all move on to the next big thing..Did OJ kill his ex-wife?
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| 10-02-2006 01:09 PM |
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Endzone2
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Fanatical Wrote:Really, why is this even news? He forgot an article, but still does not lose any meaning with his quote? Would anything have changed had he used an "a"? No.
To tell you the truth, I have always been confused by that statement, "it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
It makes much more sense to me now that I know what he really meant to say.
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| 10-02-2006 06:57 PM |
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Tulsaman
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it doesn't matter. its history. 
this is one small step for Grammar Nazi's, one giant waste of time for a person.
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What Neil Armstrong really said when he stepped on the moon
