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Intelligent Freak Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

people confusions

I'm kinda confused.... "People" is a collective noun, right? Then why do I most often hear people say it like "people are people" when it should be regarded as singular. Or should I say it is a plural form of "person", then what do we need the word "persons" for? And assuming arguendo that people is in plural form, why is "peoples" also accepted? Anybody who can help me figure this out? please?
  

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Peoples with an s refers to different people from different countries. A lot of people are protesting in front of the United Nations. A lot of peoples are protesting in front of the United Nations.

— Whl626

  • Peoples with an s refers to different people from different countries.
  • A lot of people are protesting in front of the United Nations.
  • A lot of peoples are protesting in front of the United Nations.
  • = people from many countries ......
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Peoples with an s refers to different people from different countries.

A lot of people are protesting in front of the United Nations.

A lot of peoples are protesting in front of the United Nations. = people from many countries ......
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maraming salamat whl626!!!! (in english, THANK YOU SO MUCH!)
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