People/The people

0 «People are walking, worms are crowling, birds are flying...»02br
00«People walk, penguins walk, ...»02br
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00Use 'the' when refering to a certain group persons. 0-

0 Use 01i01b00the02b02i00 when you refer to a group previously defined. 0-

0Hi,02br
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00In addition to what Incho said, I think you can use 01i00the02i00 when something like a modifying word, phrase, or clause follows the noun and make it specific. 0-

0Hi Believer02br
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00In a word, when 01b01i00people02i02b00 is post-modified (defined);)0-

0 the people = a specific group of people that you have in mind when you say "the people".02br
00 people = an indefinite number of people forming a nondescript group, that is, any number of unknown individuals that you have in mind when you say "people".02br
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00 The people are walking in the central square. (The people you have in mind are the people of t

0Hi,02br
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00Doesn't you have a need (responsibility??) to see to it that your use of 'the' resonate with readers. At least that is the basic premise behind the use of 'the' I thought. Can you use 'the' if you have a specific group of people or things in mind? Let me know please.0-

0Yes, you use 'the' if you have a specific group of people in mind.0-

0Thanks.02br
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00Then, do you have a responsibility to see to it to a reasonable degree that your rationale for the use of 'the' wins agreement with readers or your use resonate with readers? What kind of writing situations would you just use 'the' if you just happen to think about a specific thing in your mind and no other people have thought about it yet? 0-

0They would know from the overall context if you were thinking of people in general of some group of 'the' people. If you suddenly used 'the' without a context it might seem a bit strange, yes.You will make them wonder why.02br
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00People are walking in the park. Ok, simple statement of fact02br
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00The people are walking in the park. ('which people?