"Shelley is a people loving person" is acceptable. A person who likes other people does not have to be sociable or popular, though some are that way.
Student or Learner
Results 1 to 4 of 4
Thread: People Loving Person
-
Member
- Join Date: Dec 2008
- Posts: 177
#1 27-Oct-2012, 14:39People Loving Person
I am wondering if it's acceptable (grammatically & colloquially and NOT in anyway weird) to say "people loving person."
I am aware that "people person" exists but it seems to convey the feeling that the person is not only sociable but also popular.
-
Key Member
English Teacher
- Join Date: Jan 2010
- Posts: 1,696
#2 27-Oct-2012, 14:52Re: People Loving Person
-
VIP Member
Retired English Teacher
- Join Date: Oct 2010
- Posts: 28,134
#3 28-Oct-2012, 20:47Re: People Loving Person
I'd use a hyphen: a people-loving person.
-
Moderator
English Teacher
- Join Date: Jul 2009
- Posts: 38,444
#4 28-Oct-2012, 23:31Re: People Loving Person
So would I.
Originally Posted by 5jj
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
Similar Threads
-
[Vocabulary] person... and people
By miss siblini in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 1Last Post: 31-May-2011, 00:50 -
[General] a people person=?
By thedaffodils in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 3Last Post: 17-Sep-2008, 09:00 -
One of the [person or people]
By queux in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 2Last Post: 15-Jul-2008, 05:45 -
person v.s. people
By welldone in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 3Last Post: 19-Aug-2004, 17:33 -
people /person
By Anonymous in forum Ask a TeacherReplies: 1Last Post: 17-Jul-2004, 03:10
Bookmarks