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Persons and Peoples. Die Pluralform persons wird in offiziellen Texten (Regierungsdokumente, Polizeiberichte, etc.), aber nicht in der Alltagssprache verwendet. Persons betont, dass es sich um mehrere Einzelpersonen handelt, people hingegen bezieht sich auf die Gruppe als Ganzes. Beispiel: The police are searching for several missing persons.
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Wähle zwischen person, people, persons, peoples. Ancient ....
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19. Okt. 2011 · People on its own suggests that those in the list are there by chance. The people, on the other hand, suggests they been included deliberately. For practical purposes, however, it makes very little difference one way or the other.
- There’s a very subtle difference. People on its own suggests that those in the list are there by chance. The people , on the other hand, suggests t...
- People in the list Can be replaced by Subscribers to the list Or simply Subscribers Assuming the context gives enough information about it being a...
- When we talk in general about a plural noun or an uncountable noun, we should NOT use "The" before that noun. Here are some examples: Water is an i...
We use person in the singular to refer to any human being: Joel is such a nice person. She’s a person I have a lot of respect for. Persons (plural) is a very formal word. We only use it in rather legalistic contexts: [notice in a lift] Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances will be prosecuted.
Many usage guides over the years have suggested that there is a clear distinction between these two words; people is used when referring to a collective group or indeterminate number, and persons serves better when referring to individuals (or a number of individuals).
- Peoplevs. Personsas Plurals
- Personsor Peoplein Formal Legal Writing
- Peoplevs. Peoplesfor Ethnic Groups and Nationalities
- Persons, People, Or Peoples?
Personand peopleboth derive from Latin, but from different words. Personcame from persona, which first meant “mask,” like that worn by an actor, but eventually came to mean “an individual human.” People, on the other hand, came from populus, which means “the people” in the sense of a group from the same nation, community, or ethnic group. There was...
In the legal world, including law enforcement, personsis used regularly. It is helpful because nothing is collective where the law is concerned; individuals are prosecuted, not groups. Some legal expressions, such as persons of interestand missing persons, reflect this grammatical preference. Some people use personsin writing that is legal-sounding...
When you refer to the people of a single ethnic group or nationality, always use the word people. Peoplesis only used in cases when it is necessary to distinguish between ethnic groups within the same geographical or cultural context.
The plural of personshould be peoplein the vast majority of contexts, although legalese uses the plural persons. Peoplesshould be reserved for instances where you are referring to more than one distinct ethnic group.
11. Okt. 2021 · Persons, people, and peoples: we know what they mean, but the relationship between them can be confusing. What’s the correct plural of person — persons or people? Why does people have its own plural? Some of these questions have easy answers.
Wondering what the difference between people and persons is? We can help. We’ll explain when to use these words and provide examples.
