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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
People(s)
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Can you help?
Is the word "peoples" correct? I don't know whether it is acceptable to the natives.
If it is ok, where can I use it?
Can you help?
Is the word "peoples" correct? I don't know whether it is acceptable to the natives.
If it is ok, where can I use it?
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org/wiki/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Canada The word ' people ' can be used also as a transitive (usually passive) verb : It peoples itself in the sunbeams. Finally, an apostrophe can precede ' s ': the People's Republic of.
- org/wiki/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Canada The word ' people ' can be used also as a transitive (usually passive) verb : It peoples itself in the sunbeams.
- Finally, an apostrophe can precede ' s ': the People's Republic of.
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The word 'people' can be used as a countable noun - the people who belong to a particular country, race, or area:
An introduction to the aboriginal peoples in Canada can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Canada
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An introduction to the aboriginal peoples in Canada can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Canada
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As a native speaker, I don't use the word "people" as a verb in ordinary conversation. It is rarely seen in literature. I can't remember using it even one time as a verb in the past ten years.
Most of the time (99 times out of 100), people is a plural word, used with a plural verb. This is the way I normally (and frequently) use it in conversation:
Man
Most of the time (99 times out of 100), people is a plural word, used with a plural verb. This is the way I normally (and frequently) use it in conversation:
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3 plural peoples [count] : a group of people who make up a race, tribe, nation, etc.
? a people who migrated across the Bering Strait ? the native peoples of Mexico ? peoples of Asia
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/se
3 plural peoples [count] : a group of people who make up a race, tribe, nation, etc.
? a people who migrated across the Bering Strait ? the native peoples of Mexico ? peoples of Asia
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/se
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vsureshIs the word "peoples" correct?Yes, when it means "ethnic groups" or something similar.
CJ
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HUBLOTDo most native speakers say "races" instead of peoples?No.
CJ
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