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Q&A What would you call non human "people"?

I'm trying to have a dialogue where one character says something to the lines of "You're being really hard on yourself. You're only human." That line doesn't feel right when dealing with an anthro...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by BugFolk‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:19:58Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31410
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar BugFolk‭ · 2019-12-08T07:19:58Z (about 5 years ago)
I'm trying to have a dialogue where one character says something to the lines of "You're being really hard on yourself. You're only _human_."

That line doesn't feel right when dealing with an anthropomorphic bug character.

They consider themselves ant folk. I tried "folk" I tried "worker" (the general name for members of an ant colony.) But still am left with a blank. I could say "You're only a _bug_. Would that have the same impact?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-11-11T17:33:20Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 2