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A people is a group of individuals who belong to and function within a particular society. In common usage, the term people may be synonymous with human, or otherwise may carry an exclusive meaning. In general, the word people is a collective noun used to define a specific group of humans. However, when used to refer to a group of humans possessing a common ethnic, cultural or national unitary characteristic or identity, "people" is a singular noun, and as such takes an "s" in the plural; (example: "the English-speaking peoples of the world").
The concept of personhood (who is a person within a society) is the fundamental component of any selective concept of people. A distinction is maintained in philosophy and law between the notions "human being", or "man", and "person". The former refers to the species, while the latter refers to a rational agent (see, for example, John Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding II 27 and Immanuel Kant's Introduction to the Metaphysic of Morals).
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I love how the people who couldn't care less about the Yankees a month ago are suddenly "die-hard" Yankee fans.
canofan42 (Bassel Mudarris) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:11 -0000
I love how the people who couldn't care less about the Yankees a month ago are suddenly "die-hard" Yankee fans.
A lot of people talk about hope these days-Let me tell u-hope is NOT a strategy! Training your brain for success w/determination IS!
DougBench (Doug Bench) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:11 -0000
A lot of people talk about hope these days-Let me tell u-hope is NOT a strategy! Training your brain for success w/determination IS!
Mad, mad, mad with history. Why the hell did people n the past have to do so many things? STUPID.
zarysofeeya (Sofia Amran) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:11 -0000
Mad, mad, mad with history. Why the hell did people n the past have to do so many things? STUPID.
In blue #wdd09: Norwich City Hall, UK. 30,000 people in Norfolk with diabetes http://is.gd/4OMbD
NNUH (NNUH NHS FT) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:10 -0000
In blue #wdd09: Norwich City Hall, UK. 30,000 people in Norfolk with diabetes http://is.gd/4OMbD
RT @tedrubin Cynical people have simply given up and stopped trying, so their reality will continue to be as they perceive it to be.
wcwalsh (curt walsh) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:10 -0000
RT @tedrubin Cynical people have simply given up and stopped trying, so their reality will continue to be as they perceive it to be.
It is true that people do not leave companies but bosses. I did feel it with my previous boss and slowly now starting to feel with this one.
ukarthik84 (Karthik Ulaganathan) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:04:08 -0000
It is true that people do not leave companies but bosses. I did feel it with my previous boss and slowly now starting to feel with this one.
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