People in the streets

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Does peole in the streets only mean homeless peole? Does it include ordinary people too?

Thank you very much

[Casiopea]

It depends on the context.

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So it can mean ordinary peole too, can't it?

[bianca]

"people in the street (not streets)" is standard meaning anybody out there, passers-by.

"people on the streets", on the other hand, means "beggers", like in:

It is the very presence of poor people on the streets asking for money that people in the street are objecting to.

good luck!

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Thanks bianca