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People and Persons
When should I use people or persons?
Aug 28, 2014 1:13 AM
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people is the plural of person. person's shows ownership of an object to one person. example "I believe that car is that person's over there."
August 28, 2014
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Usually 'persons' is only used in legal or bureaucratic writing. People is the normal plural of person and should be used in almost all situations.
August 28, 2014
1
You typically use "people" as the plural of "person".
"Persons" is not really in common use, but we understand it to mean "individuals".
August 28, 2014
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