MIA6  +  413207 Sun, 02 Sep 07 06:37 PM 1. What does 'Stake a claim' mean? What does 'stake' mean here? 2. What's the difference between 'people' and 'persons'? 3. What's the difference among 'state, nation, country'? Does state usually mean like some states in America? They consist of America? However, country is like America? How about nation? Same thing? Thanks. MIA6 Joined on Sat, Mar 4 2006 Full Member 223 Difference Between

	Feebs11  +  413362 Mon, 03 Sep 07 12:08 AM Have you tried looking these up in your dictionary? Stake a claim>> http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/stake+a+claim Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Idioms

	MIA6  +  417796 Thu, 13 Sep 07 01:48 AM YEs, I did. Could you please tell me? It's really important for me to know the difference between 'person' and 'people'. MIA6 Difference Between

	Feebs11  +  417799 Thu, 13 Sep 07 02:05 AM People is the plural of person : Who is that person?  Who are those people? People also means the members of a particular nation, community, or ethnic group, and has a plural form "peoples": The people in Britain are mixed in origin.  The peoples of the world must unite Persons is also a plural form for person, used in legal English: These persons present in the court are charged with larceny. Feebs11 Plurals, Legal English

	CalifJim  +  417851 Thu, 13 Sep 07 06:32 AM Post:187358 CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,446 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche