People means a group of. The sentence in question is it rained on the head of james, steve, and billy. People people's i heard somebody say that "people's does not work in a sentence.
Which word is correct and what is the difference between these words? Ask question asked 5 years, 9 months ago modified 5 years, 9 months ago Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given word.
The title says it all. To me it sounds like it should be it rained on the heads of james, steve, and billy. How to address multiple peoples in email? (the peoples of africa) this.
I don't think gives emphasis to the people's individual nature is at all relevant to either of op's cited contexts (many creative individuals, an unscrupulous individual). Done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons. (the people of france) peoples is the plural of people, in this second sense. Grammarist says in modern english, people is the de facto plural of person.
This isn't the first time i've seen a character in a movie/tv show use you people and be accused of racism for it. Why do they use 'persons'. Given the title (how to make our life wonderful.?), i would consider that person is not using life correctly. People can also mean a group persons, a population, or ethnicity.
I heard this phrase in tropic thunder. The original question goes like this: