Aucun vs. personne

Question

"Without any context, how does one differentiate between "none" and "no one" in the phrase "Aucune n'est arrivee" ?"

Accepted Answer

Hi Carol,
These are two totally different words with totally different meaning and
no one is personne in French. 
Personne n'est arrivé avant 10 h = No one arrived before 10 O'clock 
Personne ne lui a parlé = Nobody spoke to her 
Hope that helps!

Answer

Without context, all you know is that 'none (of them) arrived'. Whether 'them' refers to people, or other animate or inanimate things cannot be deduced from the single sentence, although you do know 'them' represents an all feminine gender noun group.

Answer

Once again, you come to my rescue!  Merci, mille fois, Maarten!!