En for “people”

Question

Here it says that En can’t be used for people but I have heard it in the following context: Tu as des enfants, oui j’en ai trois. In this case en is referring to people?

Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Rania,
You can use the pronoun "en" to replace people with "avoir" - although they are considered as a quantity.
Take a look here - which describe this exact point : https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/grammar/the-adverbial-pronoun-en-means-of-them-with-quantities
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Chris Wirt · Answer

Yes, there are situations where en is used for people, but it is mostly in a familiar register of French, not literary French.

Michele Price · Answer

I think it refers to a 'quantity' here, i.e. I have three [of them].  I'm also struggling with y and en, even after reviewing the lessons on both!