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people is consider as plural or singular
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Himadri  #268672  Mon, 18 Sep 06 06:23 AM

Hi Angel [A]

People is a collective nown if i am not mistaken. Do we consider it a plural nown or singular nown."Still people haven't or hasen't seen it yet". Please make some correction and let me know your valuable suggestions.

Thanking you

Yours trully, Himadri Roy
  
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Goodman  #268677  Mon, 18 Sep 06 06:38 AM
In general, [people] is perceived as a plural noun.  So "Still people haven't  seen it yet"  is the orrect form.
  
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J Lewis  #268727  Mon, 18 Sep 06 10:30 AM
First, noun, not nown and hasn't, not hasen't

People can be
1) the plural of person; persons exists but is rather formal
2) a word meaning something like nation, ethnic group, etc. with a plural peoples
  
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