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Why do we say peoples?
“Peoples” for Ethnic Groups and Nationalities. When you refer to the people of a single ethnic group or nationality, always use the word people. Peoples is only used in cases when it is necessary to distinguish between ethnic groups within the same geographical or cultural context.
What can I say instead of those people?
What is another word for these people?
| these folks | this group of people |
|---|---|
| this community | this crowd |
| this population |
Should I use people or peoples?
In most cases, people is the correct term to use as a plural for the word person. The word persons is considered archaic, so unless you’re doing some legal writing, it’s best to avoid it. Meanwhile, peoples is only used to refer to distinct ethnic groups, oftentimes within the same region.
Do you write people’s or peoples?
“People” is a singular collective noun meaning a group of persons. Peoples is a plural collective noun. The word “peoples” actually referrals to one or more groups of persons. To make a plural word, ending in “s”, plural, one simply adds an apostrophe after the word; thus, the correct form is as follows: peoples’.
Can we say peoples or people’s?
Peoples is used when we talk about two or more different ethnic groups. For example, “All the 14 distinct peoples (native groups) of the continent were part of the survey”. Whereas People’s is not the plural form. The apostrophe (‘s) is used to indicate possession.
Is people’s correct grammar?
Both are correct: “People’s” is used when “People” is taken as a whole, as a singular noun showing a group of people. “Peoples’” is used when “Peoples” is taken as a plural noun showing various groups of people, not one group, but several groups of people, meaning plural of plural, Peoples.
Is it correct to say people’s?
“People” is a singular collective noun meaning a group of persons. Peoples is a plural collective noun. To make a plural word, ending in “s”, plural, one simply adds an apostrophe after the word; thus, the correct form is as follows: peoples’.
How do you use people’s?
“People’s” is used when “People” is taken as a whole, as a singular noun showing a group of people. “Peoples’” is used when “Peoples” is taken as a plural noun showing various groups of people, not one group, but several groups of people, meaning plural of plural, Peoples.
Do you mean people that or people that?
Here’s the thing: “who” (and its forms) refers to people. “That” usually refers to things, but it can refer to people in a general sense (like a class or type of person: see “runner.”). Purdue Online Writing Lab says, “When referring to people, both that and who can be used in informal language.
Do you use they or they to refer to an individual?
Using “they” to refer to an individual isn’t just a case of political correctness, either. “It might be something that people are now becoming more aware of in more mainstream, broader spaces, but it’s not something that’s a new conversation for trans people or even for some people in the LGBT community sometimes,” Sakurai told CNN in 2019.
Which is the correct pronoun you or you people?
Get the You People neck gaiter and mug. You is the plural pronoun of the word Ye. People is the plural form of person. You people refers to a group of more than one person. You people need to learn proper word use and definitions!
When do you use pronouns to refer to another person?
Pronouns are used in language all the time when we refer to ourselves or other people. Examples of pronouns you might use refer to others are: they/them/their (for someone who might not identify strictly as male or female, these pronouns are considered “gender neutral”; also used when referring to multiple people)