Sense, senses or reasoning?

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A Blinkin'  #249214  Wed, 26 Jul 06 08:49 PM
Out of sense, senses, or reasoning, which fits better in these sentences:

People should have normal human sense.
He has normal human sense and thinking.
That is beyond man's mind and sense.
How could he work with an immature human nature or with a deficient sense?

and how do those words change the meaning of the sentence?
  
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nona the brit  #249255  Wed, 26 Jul 06 11:32 PM

senses: this word refers to the 'five senses': sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. 

Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own. We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic). 'Out of sense' does not collocate well.

There are many other meaning of sense. Can you tell us which one you intend so that we can be more accurate in our responses?

Anyway, to look at your sentences one by one.

People should have normal human sense. This does not sound natural if you mean the good judgement meaning.. People should have good sense. ok. People should have common sense. ok. If you meant the five senses meaning then you need to say sences and not sence.

He has normal human sense and thinking. Would you say 'He has thinking'? This is incorrect. You need to use something like 'intelligence' instead. Again, the normal human sense is incorrect, you need normal good sense, or the five senses.

That is beyond man's mind and sense. The mind part is fine but sense does not work here.

How could he work with an immature human nature or with a deficient sense? immature human nature doesn't work as human nature is just what everyone has, it can't be mature or immature. We normally talk of personalities in that way. Again, 'a deficient sense' doesn't work on its own. A deficient sense of smell, yes. A deficient sense of justice, yes. Just a deficient sense, no.

  
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A Blinkin'  #249273  Thu, 27 Jul 06 12:45 AM
I mean to use the word sense to be like reasoning or common sense. will this work?
  
nona the brit  #249279  Thu, 27 Jul 06 01:13 AM
like I said

"Sense (as in intelligence and good judgement). We don't really use 'sense' on its own. We talk of good sense, or 'common sense' (idiomatic). 'Out of sense' does not collocate well."

This is the meaning I thought you meant so most of my comments on your sentences still apply.

so, the answer is no, you can't use it in this way.

  
A Blinkin'  #249287  Thu, 27 Jul 06 01:40 AM
can reasoning work in these sentences?
  
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