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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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