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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
people or person?
what's the differences between using "people" and " person " in sentence ??
Ex : " Every person ? or ever people? "
Ex : " most of peoples? , most of persons ?
Ex : " Every person ? or ever people? "
Ex : " most of peoples? , most of persons ?
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"every person" means "everyone" or "everybody". "every people" is grammatical only if "people" takes its less usual singular meaning of race or ethnic group. "most of peoples" and "most of persons" are both ungrammatical.
- "every person" means "everyone" or "everybody".
- "every people" is grammatical only if "people" takes its less usual singular meaning of race or ethnic group.
- "most of peoples" and "most of persons" are both ungrammatical.
- Normally you would say "most people" or "most of the people".
- "most (of the) persons" is possible but seems stiff and official, like a legal document or something.
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"every person" means "everyone" or "everybody".
"every people" is grammatical only if "people" takes its less usual singular meaning of race or ethnic group.
"most of peoples" and "most of persons" are both ungrammatical. Normally you would say "most people" or "most of the people". "most (of the) persons" is possible but seems stiff and official, like a legal document or somethi
"every people" is grammatical only if "people" takes its less usual singular meaning of race or ethnic group.
"most of peoples" and "most of persons" are both ungrammatical. Normally you would say "most people" or "most of the people". "most (of the) persons" is possible but seems stiff and official, like a legal document or somethi
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