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  2. word usage - Explain "You People" please - English Language...

    ell.stackexchange.com/questions/295966/explain-you-people-please

    The term "you people" references the listener with further, implicit qualifications. Literally, "you people" speaks to the nature of listeners as "people". One idiomatic usage of this is basically a variant of "you guys", e.g. Oh, you people are so sweet! Thank you so much! Oh, you guys are so sweet! Thank you so much!

  3. Definition 3 is the one that we're usually dealing with, and it seems to fairly clearly imply that bunch of people doesn't work, since people don't grow together (twins, triplets, etc. excepted) and usually aren't fastened together.

  4. word request - What is a specific term for people who think that...

    ell.stackexchange.com/questions/24222/what-is-a-specific-term-for-people-who...

    People that think they are always right are normal. People don't function well when thinking they are wrong. And if they think they are wrong and tell you, we call those people liars. If they think they're right and they are not we call those people mistaken, if they think they are right and they are we call those people correct.

  5. What does it mean to call someone a "cheap person"?

    ell.stackexchange.com/questions/10337/what

    Some people are reluctant to spend money and can be called "cautious", that is a more positive way to describe a person. For example, you have bills to pay so decide to cook instead of going to a restaurant. This is positive because it's responsible to be careful with your money. A "cheap person" is a person that is ungenerous with their money.

  6. Boisterous is the perfect word. It means loud, rowdy, energetic people. One definition found at Wordnik is: boisterous (adj.) Turbulent; rough and noisy; clamorous: applied to persons or their actions: as, a boisterous man; boisterous merriment; a boisterous game.

  7. Using the definite article the only works if you're talking about a specific group of young people. Most of the young students at this school learn English. If you're talking about young people in general, then you need the null article. Most young people are impatient.

  8. What's the difference between "people involved" and "involved...

    ell.stackexchange.com/questions/308588/whats-the-difference-between-people...

    i) involved people - Here the participle involved" is acting as an Attributive Adjective. It describes the people directly. ii) people involved. Here "involved" is an Ellipted Adjective/ relative clause "people that are involved" We can add an adjective complement. For example. People involved in the project; People involved in the case

  9. What's the difference between "trip" and "excursion"?

    ell.stackexchange.com/questions/72180/whats-the-difference-between-trip-and...

    Expedition is a journey undertaken by a group of people (organized company) with a definite objective (accomplishing a specific purpose). Outing is a short pleasure trip usually lasting no more than a day. Trip is a journey for some purpose, usually including the return. Excursion is a day trip made for pleasure, usually by a group of people.

  10. There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms. These latter include a bow or a curtsy, then . On presentation to The Queen, the correct formal address is 'Your Majesty' and subsequently 'Ma'am,' pronounced with a short 'a,' as in 'jam'.

  11. The word "pure" can also mean "untainted" or "unspoiled", and it is sometimes said of people who are not so easily pleased by simple pleasures that they are "jaded", or bored from having experienced too much of something. Describing a person as "pure" also suggests that they have not become jaded, or spoiled by life.