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9 January, 19:00

Why do people use "peoples" and "persons" in some sentences? When is it right to use them in context?

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  1. 9 January, 19:30
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    No. Although both people and peoples are grammatically correct, they cannot be used interchangeably because they have different meanings.

    Case 1: When you use it in the sense of one people, many peoples:

    Here, people (singular) means a group of human beings belonging to a particular race/ethnicity. The plural of such groups is called peoples.

    E. g.

    The different peoples of the world have very diverse traditions. The Ukrainians are a nice people.

    Case 2: When you use it in the sense of one person, many people:

    Here, people means a group of persons. This is the regular and most common usage of the word people.

    E. g.

    There are more than a billion people in India
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