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Personal vs. Personnel
Personal
/ˈpɜːrsənl/Examples:
It was part of her personal war against the Party.She felt no other personal attachment.Not for any personal reason, for I am indifferent about verbs;
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Personnel
/ˌpɜːsəˈnel/Examples:
American Occupation personnel had made a mess of the place.The company hired more personnel for the new project.As personnel manager, Linda oversees recruitment processes.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Remember that personal relates to a single individual and their private matters.
- Personnel has two ns and it refers to a group of people, especially in a workforce or an organization.
- Think of person in personal as focusing on one individual.
- In personnel, the word ends with nel like panel, suggesting a group.
- Personal is more about characteristics or privacy, while personnel is about people in a professional or functional aspect.
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