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Q&A Should I use the terms "people" "person" "man" and "woman" in fantasy setting?

So I'm writing a story and the setting is that there are two worlds: the world of humans and the world of (insert species name here). Now I'm wondering if it's okay to use the terms/words "people,...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by zaizen14‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:00:53Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/26353
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar zaizen14‭ · 2019-12-08T06:00:53Z (about 5 years ago)
So I'm writing a story and the setting is that there are two worlds: the world of humans and the world of (insert species name here).

Now I'm wondering if it's okay to use the terms/words "people," "man," "woman," and "person" even though the character from that different world is not human? Or should I create a term specifically for it?

Note: In that different world, while they know about humans, they don't think humans actually exist. It's just like a legend to them.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-01-28T15:18:55Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 11