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Help with question Hi, there Should you say "The laws should work for all the American people" or "The laws should work for the entire/whole American people"? Please, between these two, which one is right? Thank you

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Help with question

Hi, there

Should you say "The laws should work for all the American people" or "The laws should work for the entire/whole American people"?

Please, between these two, which one is right?

Thank you


Whole or entire refers to things, is ok to say all. The whole universe, entire country, but you don't use it for people

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I would also add that although the first sentence makes sense, it could be put in a more common/natural way:

"The laws should work for all Americans" / "The  laws should work for every American."

Also you can use "entire" if you're speaking about the populace.

"The laws should work for the entire American populace"

Although written this way it sounds slightly formal/academic.

Hope this helped, keep it up!
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Whole or entire refers to things, is ok to say all. The whole universe, entire country, but you don't use it for people
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