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Definition

1
Personal

Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality

Examples

A personal favor

2
Personnel

Group of people willing to obey orders

Examples

The manager compiled a list of authorized personnel

Live Twitter Feeds

What's the internet saying about personal/personnel?
  • @amitava_math: Mamata's intolerance - Wants to beat personal security personnel http://t.co/PBXXlA12tj

  • @LynnaLunsford: In regard to #Benghazi can we speculate why would a president NOT order military to go defend embassy personnel personal vendetta or coverup

  • @Hsquared_Studio: Personal Favor: anyone know of the #RedCross number to get a #military personnel home for a family emergency?

  • @diegomustache: RT @Still_Lifee: Coworkers asking about my sickly desk plant, I explain it is a metaphor for my personal decay causes by this office and it's personnel

  • @Still_Lifee: Coworkers asking about my sickly desk plant, I explain it is a metaphor for my personal decay causes by this office and it's personnel

  • @Esmielovebug11: Crockett high school where personal is spelled "personnel"

  • @webinarwoman: #SalesManagement Challenge: Is Social Media A PERSONAL Issue or A PERSONNEL Issue? http://t.co/IcdT14SEKI @salesarchitects

  • @thecyberwire: DHS #databreach--Department warns cleared personnel their personal data are at risk: http://t.co/gSYX7uIdGv

  • @JamieAlnaimi: “@Har_zoo: All college personal to the flag” *personnel

  • @piebaldlady: RT @jasonpalinchef: The military personal in the UK wear you uniforms with pride .Don't let the fundamentalists win .Celebrate our service personnel !RT

  • @hey_whatsoever: RT @jasonpalinchef: The military personal in the UK wear you uniforms with pride .Don't let the fundamentalists win .Celebrate our service personnel !RT

  • @jasonpalinchef: The military personal in the UK wear you uniforms with pride .Don't let the fundamentalists win .Celebrate our service personnel !RT

  • @danBthemanC: if it get real personal ill call my personnel

  • @ainNAbAb: purse n hp its some personal not personnel !

  • @neversent: @bradstreet26 Also, I obviously meant "personal" and not "personnel." Why won't Twitter let me edit?

  • @Dianetics: Dianetics Video: Dianetics Personal Stories: Angie, Personnel Enhancement http://t.co/L2aNK7GExT #Scientology

  • @ZillionJobs: Personal Lines Sales Representative - Fusco Personnel Inc (Albany, NY) Job (Albany, NY) http://t.co/MZuACjTyms #job #jobs #Albany

  • @shsalbaloushi: Remote control bomb attack on Occupying Pakistani Forces at least 12 personal were killed in Quetta #Balochistan http://t.co/dgV0LDict4"

  • @kiyyabaloch1: Remote control bomb attack on Occupying Pakistani Forces at least 12 personal were killed in Quetta #Balochistan http://t.co/XuJRXL2s7V

  • @SupportBaluch: RT @AB_Bugti: Remote control bomb attack on Occupying Pakistani Forces at least 12 personal were killed in Quetta #Balochistan http://t.co/KYVm0LyVDt