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29. Mai 2018 · 2. Dictionary.com provides quite a few definitions for people, most relevantly: persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general. the entire body of persons who constitute a community, tribe, nation, or other group by virtue of a common culture, history, religion, or the like.
28. Juli 2015 · In truth, think of collectives as singular plurals. They are handled and spelled as a singular, but remain plural. "People are" remains the correct form in usage. It is referring to a single collection of people. Some grammar guides and dictionaries state that pluralizing such collectives is incorrect.
people => who/that. things => which/that. The boy who/that stole my car. The car which/that was stolen by this boy. Share. Improve this answer. answered Feb 6, 2012 at 20:22. Armen Ծիրունյան. 17.8k 25 94 136.
19. Okt. 2011 · If we put "the" before "people", those people in the list are of a small number, specific and regular members. Otherwise, Generalization will occur by leaving "the". When you say "of this great country", you are not generalizing, you are using SPECIFIC factor, so "the" should be used. So, "The people of this great country" is correct.
Human is a species. More strictly, its a genus, but of that genus all but one species is extinct. People is the group of entities who possess personhood, which is a concept open to various debates. Historically, personhood has been denied of women, slaves, people of certain ethnicities, and people convicted of some extreme crimes, an sadly ...
1. Aug. 2011 · If people is referring to a community, cultural group, etc. then I treat it as singular. This indigenous people was subjugated by invaders from afar. I'll also note that used in this last sense, peoples (meaning multiple cultural groups, or what have yoU) is also valid and would then be plural.
"I and someone are interested" is grammatically correct. It is the convention in English that when you list several people including yourself, you put yourself last, so you really should say "Someone and I are interested." "Someone and I" is the subject of the sentence, so you should use the subjective case "I" rather than the objective "me ...
Secondly, if one of those people is the main recipient and the other is CC, or if one of them has a higher rank (say, he is the boss of the other), I can reflect that in my address by mentioning him first. Lastly, this formula can be easily adapted to many situations. If some (or all) of the recipients are female I simply write:
But when referring to two or more people, the distinction is more important. In that light, you would always use the plural to refer to the lives of two or more people according to the first definition. But you could use the singular to refer to the life shared by two or more people according to the second definition.
27. Okt. 2010 · 7. In British English at least, "persons" is generally considered a more formal word than "people", e.g. it is often used in formal announcements or notices. "Persons wishing to carry on hand luggage should consult the steward beforehand". See also Doug's answer for more considerations. Share.
