“Whether in the Sunday paper or in a critically
acclaimed graphic novel, comics have become a distinctive American art form. Comic
strips, comic books, and the characters that people them, are reflections of
the country’s culture from the end of the 19th century.”
Have you noticed that? I’m talking about this, say,
unusual verb. Well, at least, I have never seen ‘people’ as a verb. I mean, some people are using a great deal of
words - nouns especially - as verbs. It is the case of GOOGLE. Now it is not
only the name of the company, but also a verb. Don’t you believe me? Just google
it.
Reading again “Comic
strips, comic books, and the characters that people them”, you will realize
(if you have not already done it) that people here is a verb and not the plural
form of person.
You can also use ‘peopling’
(gerund) and ‘peopled’ (past form of
the verb ‘people’).
ORIGINS:
Middle English, from Anglo-French popler, poeplier, from pople
First Known Use: 15th century
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