Plural vs. Singular

0It's not. Singular would be "May damage a person's perception - - - "0-

0There are some words that are used to express plural concepts, like people and children. They act like singular words when forming the possessive, so they use 's.0-

0If I understand the thrust of your question properly, people is not singular; it is the plural of person and here it means persons in general.0-

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00Please don't post the same question in more than one thread.02br
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00Thank you, Clive0-

0Sorry Clive.02br
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00 So is it right saying peoples (as opposed to people's) in the above extract, as I am referring to more than one person? 02br
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00Or is it becuase person refers to more than one person 's is used and it's still plural? I guess another example would be men's, women's etc?02br
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00 Many thanks in advance!0

0Hi,02br
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00Say01font01b00 people's02b02font00, in the same way that you would say 01font01b00men's02b02font00.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

0"People" is like "cattle," in that the singulars (person & cow) don't resemble the plurals to any great extent, and the so-called singulars also have their own plurals - "persons [unknown]" & "cows."02br
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00I don't think there would ever be any reason to write 01b01i01u00childrens, womens, peoples, mens, cattles02u02i02b

0Thanks very much guys - much appreciated!0-