Freedom for the Alakrana

[CrOtALiTo]

It's love, the pure and pure love.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Rumbo a casa
Rumbo hacia un lugar
heading for home
setting off for home

My question is who paid all those euros, us or the fishermen?

[irmamar]

us or we?

Actually I don't mind who paid the money. People's life is worthier than money.

[poli]

Originally Posted by irmamar

us or we?

Actually I don't mind who paid the money. Peoples' lives are worth more than money.

We is correct English. Many English speakers would break the rule and use us instead. I might do it if I'm not thinking, but then again us Americans tend to bend the rulesMucha gente inocente están librados. Eso es una victoria.
Espero que pagar rescate no aliente los piratas cometer más secuestros. Sorspecho que sin rescate o con rescate siguen su maldad.

[irmamar]

Would you mind to explain to me why you wrote "peoples". I thought "people" was plural: people don't go (instead of *peole doesn't go)

And I don' understan that "worth more" instead of "worthier", either . I wanted to say: la vida de la gente es más valiosa que el dinero.

I'm really confused now

Thanks.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Actually I don't mind who paid the money. People's life is worthier than money.

Peoples' lives This one is really tricky. People is a plural in English, an alternative to persons. The s is of course a Saxon genitive, where the apostrophe follows the s in the plural if the plural ends in s. I can't remember the rule when the plural does not end in s, like this one.

There were six people (plural verb)
He showed no concern for peoples' lives.

Originally Posted by irmamar

And I don' understan that "worth more" instead of "worthier", either . I wanted to say: la vida de la gente es más valiosa que el dinero.

I'm really confused now

Thanks.

más valiosa = worth more. Worthy has a special meaning of 'distinguished by good qualities', it does not (usually) mean 'value', but usually has a moral dimension, not pecuniary.

This coat is worth 100 euros, but this one is worth more.
He is not worthy of her. (he does not deserve her)
I think he is more worthy of the prize than she.