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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

personnel

0 Is the word 01b00"personnel"02b00 is alwasys plural and gender neutral? (such as police personnel, army personnel)  If so, what is the singular? Is there any other word that can suitably replace personnel? 0-
  

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12blockquote 10 Yes. Hardly anyone uses that term anymore. There is no singular unless you use 01i 00employee02i 00 as the singular.

— CalifJim

  • 12blockquote 10 Yes.
  • Hardly anyone uses that term anymore.
  • There is no singular unless you use 01i 00employee02i 00 as the singular.
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01cite10Abil12cite10Is the word 11b10"personnel"12b10 is alwasys plural and gender neutral?12blockquote
10 Yes. Hardly anyone uses that term anymore. There is no singular unless you use 01i00employee02i00 as the singular. The new term is 01i00human resources.
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0 Thanks Mr. Chlif Jim, but what should I say when I am going to describe a group of army men / women in gender-neutral manner?02br
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00I know the term "service personnel' is used to describe the US soldiers. 0-
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