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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

people or persons

Is it correc to say:

five persons replied to my question
or
five people replied to my question
  

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Five people replied to my question. The grammatical plural of person (person+s) is almost never used in everyday speech. It is used typically in official or legal language.

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  • Five people replied to my question.
  • The grammatical plural of person (person+s) is almost never used in everyday speech.
  • It is used typically in official or legal language.
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Five people replied to my question.

The grammatical plural of person (person+s) is almost never used in everyday speech. It is used typically in official or legal language.
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