RE: This or These Personnel?

["Hales-Crotchett, Nicole" <nicole -dot- hales-crotchett -at- lmco -dot- com>]

I work in Dilbert land. The personnel in question are all propeller
heads. :)





-----Original Message-----
From: Gene Kim-Eng [mailto:techwr -at- genek -dot- com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:44 AM
To: Hales-Crotchett, Nicole; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: This or These Personnel?

Unless I was deliberately trying to sound like a character from Dilbert,
I'd just say "people"

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hales-Crotchett, Nicole" <nicole -dot- hales-crotchett -at- lmco -dot- com>
> I've run into a mental block and can't figure my way out. When 
> referring to a select group of people, would I write "this personnel" 
> or "these personnel?"
>
> e.g.: Select personnel will work on this effort. This/these personnel 
> will assist with the testing.
>
> Any advice?

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