is it
People's interests,
or
Peoples' interests?
I can't work out if the apostrophe comes before or after the 's'
2007-01-10 16:59:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If you're talking about the interests of cultures or nations, i.e. peoples, then it's peoples' interest. Otherwise, people is already plural, as in 'you can always catch people's eye if you try'.
2007-01-10 17:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by Who Knew? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The grammar is almost there but the apostrophe is in the wrong place it should read.... Peoples interest`s....... if using a wpd ( Word Processing Document) you can check grammar via the Spell checker..... hope that helps....
2007-01-11 01:21:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
People's interests. The interests belong to people, not peoples.
2007-01-11 01:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first one, people's interests. People is already plural.
2007-01-11 01:10:37 · answer #4 · answered by Instealer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, it's before the "s"
2007-01-12 12:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by christine_nwsm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is people's. the ' only goes after the s if the word already ends with an s.
2007-01-11 01:12:16 · answer #6 · answered by That Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to Johnny5, he's right on the money : )
2007-01-11 01:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋