(the people of france) peoples is the plural of people, in this second sense. Ask question asked 5 years, 9 months ago modified 5 years, 9 months ago People and person have separate latin origins, and they came to english at different times by different paths, but.
Done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons. Why do they use 'persons'. The flood which happened last week caused 100 people's.
Grammarist says in modern english, people is the de facto plural of person. The original question goes like 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). How to address multiple peoples in email?
(the peoples of africa) this. The title says it all. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given word. People means a group of.
To me it sounds like it should be it rained on the heads of james, steve, and billy. Which word is correct and what is the difference between these words? 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. Given the title (how to make our life wonderful.?), i would consider that person is not using life correctly.
The sentence in question is it rained on the head of james, steve, and billy. People can also mean a group persons, a population, or ethnicity.