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What's the difference between people, people's and peoples?
What's the difference between people, people's and peoples?
Jun 11, 2020 1:35 PM
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People — plural of person, although persons is also valid
People's — plural possessive e.g. "the people's wish"
Peoples — a group of peoples as in Churchill's <em style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">A History of the English-Speaking Peoples</em>
June 11, 2020
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Thank you very much, Abdalá!😊
June 11, 2020
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"A people" (when it's singular) refers to the members of a nation, tribe, country, or ethnic community. The plural of this word is "peoples".
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Thank you very much for your detailed explaination, Dominic!💐
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