Jan 4, 2014 · @user58319, as for your edit: both "she" and "it" are grammatically correct. Semantically "she" is correct in the example you provided as well, because Sam recognized the person as a woman. If, for example, we are not sure of the gender of a …

Oct 27, 2010 · When you refer to any one person, "persons" is correct. "No entry to unauthorized people" would suggest, admittedly only to those trying to misunderstand perhaps, that individually an unauthorized person may enter, "No entry to unauthorized persons" relates to any individual unauthorized person. –

May 16, 2017 · 1 A person employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place. ‘a cloakroom attendant’ 1.1 An assistant to an important person; a servant or courtier. ‘a mosaic of the Empress Theodora with her attendants’ 2 A person who is present on a particular occasion. ‘he had become a regular attendant at chapel’

Neither referent nor referee seems quite suitable to denote the person who receives a referral. Meanings of some relevant words include: • referent: “That which is referenced” • referee: “A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone” • referrer: “A person who refers another”

player: a person who plays; driver: a person who drives; songwriter: a person who writes songs; I realize sometimes there is a distinction between male and female actors (e.g. actor/actress). Other words that have different endings to indicate the person: assistant: a person who assists; scientist: a person who practices science

Sep 17, 2014 · However, nothing of the sort applies to situation described in definition 1. For example, a person can be the beneficiary of someone's kindness without there being any need for anyone to suffer a loss. The only other possible negative connotation of beneficiary I can think of is that it may seem too presumptuous a word for the helper to use ...

Aug 14, 2014 · In business theory, the term "early adopter" is used to describe this type of person. "In the diffusion of innovation theory, the minority group (comprising about 14 percent) of population which, after innovators, is first to try new ideas, processes, goods and services.

Feb 24, 2015 · "a person" vs "the person" Ask Question Asked 9 years, 11 months ago. Modified 9 years, 5 months ago.

Jun 9, 2014 · The room costs 40 € per person. In this case, per has a meaning for for each. This matches with the main question as asked in the topic title, but doesn't with the example given in the thread itself: per John, as you never charge something per John, haha. There's another case where per would fit both your examples. Like this:

Jun 17, 2024 · [Person A sees person B carrying an infant.] Person A: Oh, how cute! Is it a boy or a girl? Person B: It's a girl! Here the speaker's initial recourse to it is perhaps a socially cautious way to avoid misguessing the infant's sex, when that …