Whoever comes is the right people

[Phelim McDermott]

However the issue people have is that it should be "are" not "is".

So the question raised is: Is "the right people" single or plural?

Phelim



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On Jun 24, 2009, at 9:36, Jon Harvey <only.connect at virgin.net> wrote:

> Bhav
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> English is a curious language!
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> ‘Whoever’ is singular – that is why it is ‘comes’ not  
> ‘come’ (she comes – they come).
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> Re ‘people’ - according to Wikipedia:
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> Note 21: The word people is usually treated as the suppletive plural  
> of person (one person, many people). However, in legal and other  
> formal contexts, the plural of person is persons; furthermore,  
> people can also be a singular noun with its own plural (for example,  
> "We are many persons, from many peoples"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural
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> So ‘is’ in the sentence is grammatically correct – although it  
> jars a little I know. Hope this helps – I am not really an anorak!
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> Atb
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> Jon
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> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of  
> Bhavesh Patel
> Sent: 24 June 2009 14:10
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: [OSLIST] Whoever comes is the right people
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> Hi there,
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> Seen I started opening space I have been using "Whoever comes is the  
> right people" and quite often people tell me it is not grammatically  
> correct. Why it is "is" ?
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> Wonderingly Bhav...
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> From: Michael M Pannwitz Subject: Re: AW: Anti Laws of OST -  
> Foundations of OST? I mostly call them "Tatsachen des Lebens" which  
> translates pretty much into "Facts of Life"...and usually embellish  
> them with sayings that have been around for a couple of hundreds of  
> years showing that they are commonly accepted Facts of Life. The  
> addition to "Whatever happens is the only thing that could have" in  
> German is "Wenn der Hund nicht geschissen haette, haette er den Has'  
> gefangen." What I really like is that most of us use the same  
> wording as found in the Users Guide...hearing them (or seeing them  
> hung up spaced around the circle of chairs) I instantly know its  
> open space and feel comfortable and excited. There has been a  
> ghastly attack, however, by some nincompoop editor of "Wave Rider"  
> on the wholy grail of the "principles". While on page 71 the "First  
> Principle" is given correctly as "Whoever comes is the right  
> people", beginning with page 167 the wording of this principle (I  
> will not write down the wording here!!)has been horribly maimed.  
> Maybe its not too late to ask BK to immediately start a reprint with  
> the appropriate wording and to recall the entire first edition of  
> Wave. Greetings from Berlin mmp
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