Artur-- To make matters more confusing, "people" in English is used both as a plural for person (which also has persons as a plural) and also with the meaning of the population of a nation, as in Portugese.
English is really a hybrid language, Germanic in its base but with many words imported from Latin and other Romance languages, so the two sets of rules are often combined in confusing useage. Joelle * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
