关于Person的意思和用法的提问

A: 私は最初の人を私の腕の中に連れて行き、通りで楽しく踊りたい。
I think? lol
But I'm pretty sure this case is meant to mean, "the first person see" so...
"I want to take the first person I see into my arms, and dance merrily through the streets."

A: @tjstkdn Seedy motels usually are assumed to have drugs and prostitutes. 😝 Sorry you had to see that!

Hotels and motels are similar- nearly the same thing. The only difference is hotels are usually one tall building with rooms on each floor, while a motel is all on the ground. Also, hotels usually cost more money.

A: @Linxh: It can mean, just because the person spoke up, it doesn't mean the problem is solved.

A: The sentence "I just think you are an interesting person" itself means "I only think you're entertaining to see the reactions of, and nothing else, which is the only reason I'm doing what I'm doing (talking to you in this case)"

people often say this when they like someone else but don't really think it, but people also often say it when they literally are just saying that you're interesting, and that they don't like you, so there's a fifty fifty chance :P

A: "I want to meet you in person" = " I want to meet you" (face to face / real life)

"I don't act like this in person" = "I don't act like this in real life"

A: A layperson is part of the laity.

The clergyman met with the layperson.

There was a meeting between the clergy and the laypeople.

A layperson is also someone without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

Engineering sounds highly specialized to a layperson.

A: Such persons have to be told off.
I met the persons in charge of the project. ( it is more natural to say ( the people...)).
The persons responsible for the mistakes are being investigated..

A: A naive person trusts things blindly. They don't doubt anything at all, and will do or believe anything they are told. They often don't have enough life experience to know how to recognize a lie.

A: I really like how she's such a laid back person, who does things at her own pace.

A: I like candy, but I'm a fruit person, I just love fruits!

A: 'which' = choosing from a list.
'what' = choosing in general.

1a. Which would you like to eat? = Choose from 3 things in front of you.
1b. Which one would you like to eat? 1a is really 1b, with the 'one' dropped.

2. What would you like to eat? = You could eat anything, what do you feel like eating? What (kind of food) would you like to eat?

So, in your example, 'which person' feels like choosing from a list. You could say 'What kind of person do you like?' to ask in general what type of person (not a specific person).

Hope that helps!

A: They are kind of the same thing, but average person is normally used to describe how someone looks.

Normal person can be used when describing how someone acts and/or the way the look.

A: 'Persons' is not commonly used. Normally heard in formal speech or laws

Example: "persons of interest in a crime"

'People' is casually used to mean any group

Example: "today I saw some people jogging at the park."

A: In most situations, you can use them interchangeably for the same effect.

"In person" emphasizes that you're going somewhere or doing something physically (rather than calling or emailing about something, for example). For example, "I like to have all my meetings in person. I can't stand being on the phone with someone for an hour."

"Myself" emphasizes that you're doing something instead of someone else. For example, "I like to answer all my calls myself, which is why I don't have a secretary."

A: In person = 直接会って
In private = 二人きりで/内密に

A: It sounds a bit awkward. You could try "On the first encounter".

A: night owl

A: You could say that he or she is "a (mid)night owl", "an owl" or just "an evening person". I'm sure that many more names for these types of people also exist. :-)

A: 'Helpfulness', 'generosity', and 'kindness', or 'helpful', 'generous', and 'kind'.

"You are very generous and always helpful."

A: A person who likes to be alone all the time may be called a 'loner', which has a negative connotation of being antisocial (and maybe kind of weird). Or you might say that someone is an 'introvert', which has a more neutral connotation.

A: The third one is fine with any of the options. Maybe he used to be unique, then he became just like everyone else, quite regular and uninteresting

A: "he", "she", or "they". Using "it" for people is pretty rude to most people.

A: perfect :)

A: I might switch the words around a little and say “If I’m not mistaken, you were the person who helped me at that time” or “…who helped me before.”

A: × Who do you person you think you have impacted in your life?
✓ What person do you think has impacted your life?

× My favorite movie in which he appeared is Indiana Jones.
✓ My favorite movie is when he appeared is Indiana Jones.

× It's an adventure story about him, but it's a movie that can be very curious.
✓ The story is about his adventure, but it's a movie that can be very curious.

× I want to be an actor early and please people.
✓ Soon I want to be an actor and please people.