Do you say peoples lives or people’s lives?


  1. Do you say peoples lives or people’s lives?
  2. Which is correct peoples or people’s?
  3. How do you write peoples lives?

Do you say peoples lives or people’s lives?

Simply put: a life is SINGULAR and lives is PLURAL. Don’t confuse with: She lives in London with People’s lives are at risk by taking this vaccine. People’s life is INCORRECT at all times.

Which is correct peoples or people’s?

The formation of the possessive is regular, the singular is people’s and the plural is peoples ‘.

How do you write peoples lives?

‘ Originally Answered: Which is correct, people’s lives or people’ lives? It is people’s lives. The possessive of a noun ,provided it does not end in “s” – that’s another story- is formed by adding an apostrophe s, ‘s.