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Power Failure Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
a simple question
though i stay in an english-speaking country, i still couldnt understand the difference between people and persons. these two words have confused me so much that i was often penalised by my teacher.
sentence: we are two different_______. people or persons?
sentence: we are two different_______. people or persons?
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Hi Power Failure You should use the word 'people' in your sentence. Here is a simple, general rule for you: We almost never use the word 'person s '. Instead we use 'people' when we want to talk about more than one person.
- Hi Power Failure You should use the word 'people' in your sentence.
- Here is a simple, general rule for you: We almost never use the word 'person s '.
- Instead we use 'people' when we want to talk about more than one person.
- Generally speaking, we use the word 'person' to talk about one man, woman or child.
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Hi Power Failure
You should use the word 'people' in your sentence.
Here is a simple, general rule for you:
We almost never use the word 'persons'. Instead we use 'people' when we want to talk about more than one person.
Generally speaking, we use the word 'person' to talk about one man, woman or child.
We use the word 'people
You should use the word 'people' in your sentence.
Here is a simple, general rule for you:
We almost never use the word 'persons'. Instead we use 'people' when we want to talk about more than one person.
Generally speaking, we use the word 'person' to talk about one man, woman or child.
We use the word 'people
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