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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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One of the coolest people i know

0 If i were to say, "Matt is one of the coolest people i know." Would that be right? 02br
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00If i were to say "Rover is one of the coolest dogs i know." it would have an S at the end so would it be "Matt is one of the coolest peoples i know"? this has always confused me. 0-
  

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0'01i00People02i00' is already plural: 01i00one person, two people.02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10'11i10People12i10' is already plural12blockquote
10People is a singular noun, the plural of which is peoples. The plural of person is persons. 0-
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0 01i00People02i00 is not necessarily a singular noun (it certainly can be).02br
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00"Both words have been in use for several centuries to denote the plural of 01i00person02i00, the difference usually being explained in terms of 01i00people02i00 referring to a group of which the exact number cannot be det
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01cite10Lovek32312cite10 11i10Peoples12i10, funnily enough, is treated as either a 11i10singular12i10 or a 11i10plural12i10 noun.12br
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10Are you saying it can take a singular verb? Can give an example? (It's 1:30am so I'm not thin
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0It would be nice if responders would stick to what the questioner has asked:01blockquote
00Matt is one of the coolest people i know." Would that be right? If i were to say "Rover is one of the coolest dogs i know." it would have an S at the end so would it be "Matt is one of the coolest peoples i know"? 12blockquote
10Of course, 01i00person/p
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0 The plural of 'person' can be 'persons' or 'people'. However, 'people' is more commonly used in everyday communication. For example, "There is only one person in the lift", but "There are two people in the lift." 02br
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00In legal terms or notices, 'persons' is used. For example, you see such notices in lifts. 01b00Capacity: 5 persons, etc.02b02br
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite10(I don't think you will find 'a people' + 3rd person singular present verb. Meaning 'nation', it seems to be treated as a group noun: 11i10the story of11b10 a people who have12b10 managed to retain much of their fullness of spirit ; 12i11b10 12b

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