Men vs Persons - What's the difference?
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*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.Indeed, all his features were in large mold, like the man himself, as though he had come from a day when skin garments made the proper garb of men .
(lb) (The) people, humanity.
; used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group. Contrast people.
* 2007 May 14: The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, Current Population Survey Frequently Asked Questions —
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As a proper noun men
is a god once worshipped in the western interior parts of anatolia, and associated with lunar symbolism.As a noun persons is
; used to refer to them individually, rather than as a group contrast people.men
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(head) (p)Question 5: “Who is counted as unemployed?”
- Persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work.
Charles T. Ambrose
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