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Person vs Persons vs People vs Peoples
Person vs Persons vs People vs Peoples
· A Person:
A man, woman, child. It is a singular countable noun.
- There was one person at the door.
· The plural of person is People:
It refers to a group or a number of human beings. It is a plural countable noun.
- There were three people at the door.
And PERSONS?
· Persons:
It is a plural countable noun. It is similar to people but it is considered more polite and more formal. It's most often seen written down.
- This lift can hold a maximum of 15 persons.
And PEOPLES?!!!
· Peoples:
It is the countable plural form of people and comes from the other meaning of people (people = nation).
- The Aztecs were a people that lived in the Americas.
- There are many peoples on the Earth. They are all human.
Source: BBC learning English
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2019年9月3日 16:49
