Sarah Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
People and persons
Under which circumstances should you use 'persons' instead of 'people'?
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I use it if i'm saying something like:
"I need to find a person, or persons with the appropriate qualifications."
"I need to find a person, or persons with the appropriate qualifications."
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yep, to contrast the singular and the plural. In other cases, people is more commonly used.
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