[Grammar] Is it correct to use peoples as a plural for people sometimes?

[sdeepthi]

person is a singular form,people is a plural form. whether people is used as people's in what situation?plzzzzzzzzzzz explain clearly..................

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum, sdeepthi. Please begin your sentences with a capital letter, use standard punctuation (. , not ............) and conventional spelling (please, not plzzzzzzz).

Some people's lives have been ruined by alcohol.

 

[Raymott]

person is a singular form,people is a plural form. whether people is used as people's in what situation?plzzzzzzzzzzz explain clearly..................

"Whether people is used as people's in what situation?" is not a sentence, and not a question. 5jj has done well to fashion a response to it, even though the outcome is likewise incomprehensible.

 

[emsr2d2]

"Person" is a singular form, "people" is a plural form. [strike]whether people is used as people's in what situation?[/strike] In what situation do we use "person" and in which do we use "people"? [strike]plzzzzzzzzzzz[/strike] Please explain clearly.

See above for how your post should have looked.

 

[riquecohen]

One of many definitions of people is "a body of persons unified by a common character, culture or sentiment." (Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary) We can refer to the French people, the Spanish people, etc. So, to answer the question posed in your title, peoples can be used as a plural, as in "the peoples of Europe" or the "indigenous peoples of the Americas." Please note the difference between peoples (plural) in your title and people's (possessive) as written in the body of your post.

 

[Raymott]

If you want to know if "peoples" can be a correct plural use of "people", yes it can. See the threads below first.