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- For other uses of this term, see (disambiguation).
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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@michaelwdorris the fireworks last night was pretty good... they usually get about 100k people on the waterfront. kids enjoyed it. (mostly)
thelongsilence (richard) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:30 -0000
@michaelwdorris the fireworks last night was pretty good... they usually get about 100k people on the waterfront. kids enjoyed it. (mostly)
BREAKING NEWS: CNN reporting that Fort Hood is in lockdown after as many as 20 people are wounded by gunman. 7 people reported dead.
laneluckie (laneluckie) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:30 -0000
BREAKING NEWS: CNN reporting that Fort Hood is in lockdown after as many as 20 people are wounded by gunman. 7 people reported dead.
For those that haven't heard, 7 people have been killed and 12 others injured in an ongoing shooting situation at Ft. Hood. Really bad stuff
gkketch (Geoff Ketchum) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:30 -0000
For those that haven't heard, 7 people have been killed and 12 others injured in an ongoing shooting situation at Ft. Hood. Really bad stuff
Avoid close contact with negative people.They are highly contagious. If they sneeze bad vibes, don't inhale them. #mojo2
sanderssays (Tim Sanders) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:29 -0000
Avoid close contact with negative people.They are highly contagious. If they sneeze bad vibes, don't inhale them. #mojo2
@Black_Pack and I bet people have been waiting for hours already lol
sammipunk (sammi) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:28 -0000
@Black_Pack and I bet people have been waiting for hours already lol
There is a guy for anti gay people. totally want to go to him and say gay's rule and that i am one!!
Rockgirl4life (Krystyn Skulemowski) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:35:28 -0000
There is a guy for anti gay people. totally want to go to him and say gay's rule and that i am one!!
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