Folk or folks
Hi,
His folk are downstairs.
His folks are downstairs.
Which is correct - folks or folks when there are multiple people?
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In my US dialect, "folks" in this context means "relatives". "His folks are downstairs" probably means he is at a family reunion in a building of more than one story, or his Mom and Dad and Sister Sue have arrived while he was upstairs. This "folks" is not very common.
- In my US dialect, "folks" in this context means "relatives".
- "His folks are downstairs" probably means he is at a family reunion in a building of more than one story, or his Mom and Dad and Sister Sue have arrived while he was upstairs.
- This "folks" is not very common.
- "Folk" is a rather rare way of saying the ethnic group or nationality or the like he belongs to.
- They cannot be downstairs.
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In my US dialect, "folks" in this context means "relatives". "His folks are downstairs" probably means he is at a family reunion in a building of more than one story, or his Mom and Dad and Sister Sue have arrived while he was upstairs. This "folks" is not very common.
"Folk" is a rather rare way of saying the ethnic group or nationality or the like he belongs to. They cannot be downstai
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