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- apostrophe - Individuals or individuals - English Language Usage . . .
2 Individuals' if you are referring to patients in general - or you could say an individual's
- Should an apostrophe be used in this context?
You have provided this fragment: may disagre [e] with some individual's worldview It seems that you are talking about more than one individual, so we need the plural individuals here The worldview is that belonging to (possessed by) the individuals, so we need the possessive of that plural, which is individuals' with an S followed by an apostrophe If multiple individuals have the same
- A word that represents a group of people working to achieve a common . . .
There are several words that means a group of people with a common interest purpose goal aim etc These words might depend on the context as well: union: a number of persons, states, etc , joined or associated together for some common purpose: student union; credit union coalition: an alliance or union between groups, factions, or parties, esp for some temporary and specific reason league: An
- Correct usage of persons (vs. people)
Generally, persons is a decent substitute for individuals, and appears more in legal contexts that demand precision People is the ordinary plural of person Asking for a table for two or a table for two people is better than asking for a table for two persons
- What is a word to describe the character of someone who plans his . . .
I am looking for a word to describe some individuals who cautiously plan for the future all the time
- grammar - people aged from 15 to 24 vs people ages from 15 to 24 . . .
Here is a sentence excerpted from an APA psychological research paper, Teen suicide is a growing health concern It is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24, surpassed o
- Is there a word for people who directly report to me in office?
Direct report (s) (Cambridge) An employee whose position at work is directly below that of another person, and who is managed by that person: She has a dozen direct reports, but manages many more people If one of your direct reports manages four people, those four individuals are your reports but not your direct reports
- Should it be concerned person or person concerned?
The team concerned is short for something like the team that is concerned with it While the concerned team is also valid in that context, on its own I'd be more likely understand it as referring to a team of people that are feeling worried So you're both correct, but I'd say your phrasing is generally preferable
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