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). The sentence in question is it rained on the head of james, steve, and billy. People means a group of.
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? Grammarist says in modern english, people is the de facto plural of person.
People and person have separate latin origins, and they came to english at different times by different paths, but. 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. The flood which happened last week caused 100 people's. Done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons.
Why do they use 'persons'. To me it sounds like it should be it rained on the heads of james, steve, and billy. (the people of france) peoples is the plural of people, in this second sense. (the peoples of africa) this.
The original question goes like this: The title says it all. How to address multiple peoples in email? Ask question asked 5 years, 9 months ago modified 5 years, 9 months ago
People can also mean a group persons, a population, or ethnicity. I heard this phrase in tropic thunder.