Shoutbox

this is a grammatical error that drives me insane when people are speaking. though some people say i am wrong and that the term peoples is infact a word.

this is a grammatical error that drives me insane when peoples are speaking. though some peoples say i am wrong and that the term 'peoples' is infact a word.

My view on the matter is...
any use of the term peoples is incorrect - as it is using a double plural
use of the term people's is correct - demonstrating ownership

so if the word people is plural there can be no plural of a plural word.
examples:
fish = singular or plural -> fishes is infact bad grammar, unless implying ownership (fish's)

sheep = singular or plural -> sheeps is infact bad grammar, unless implying ownership (sheep's)

goose = singular, geese = plural -> geeses is infact bad grammar unless it's implying ownership (geese's)

this leads me to believe that the word people behaves in the same way

person = singular, people = plural -> peoples is not a word, unless you are implying ownership, for example the people's republic of china.

so where do you stand?
does hearing the term peoples expel from people's mouth drive you insane or do you infact think I am wrong and wish to tell me that peoples is infact a word?