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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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Happy people make the world turn ;)
MRJAYV (JAY-V) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:06:35 -0000
Happy people make the world turn ;)
@nipplecharms Well I wouldn't mind finding people to play with - but really tired of the heart break so I'm hoping to avoid the feelings.
SweetSpiced (SweetSpiced) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:06:31 -0000
@nipplecharms Well I wouldn't mind finding people to play with - but really tired of the heart break so I'm hoping to avoid the feelings.
me and @essexlou87 dont have snow where we live! so people stop talking bout playing in it :L! xxxxxxxxxxx
girlsaloudmasiv (jonathan) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:06:30 -0000
me and @essexlou87 dont have snow where we live! so people stop talking bout playing in it :L! xxxxxxxxxxx
Things cannot change unless people do. Each of us must say: Change begins with me!
nafaurbach (nafa urbach) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:06:30 -0000
Things cannot change unless people do. Each of us must say: Change begins with me!
Why do people instantly assume imported meat has a higher footprint than UK meat? We don't have year round grazing! #sillytownmice
andyvglnt (andyvglnt) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:06:29 -0000
Why do people instantly assume imported meat has a higher footprint than UK meat? We don't have year round grazing! #sillytownmice
Why Twitter Will Endure http://ow.ly/RXHW As long as you follow the right people...
StevenParrott (Steven Parrott) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:06:29 -0000
Why Twitter Will Endure http://ow.ly/RXHW As long as you follow the right people...
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