Find English Teachers
Hazel
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
Comments · 4
3
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
Thank you very much, Abdalá!😊
June 11, 2020
"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".
June 11, 2020
Thank you very much for your detailed explaination, Dominic!💐
June 11, 2020
Hazel
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Swiss German
Learning Language
English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Swiss German
Articles You May Also Like
The Power of Storytelling in Business Communication
46 likes · 12 Comments
Back-to-School English: 15 Must-Know Phrases for the Classroom
33 likes · 6 Comments
Ten Tourist towns in Portugal that nobody remembers
64 likes · 23 Comments
More articles
