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Sortie Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Persons?

Hallo everyone
If you could tell me why some people use 'persons' as the plural form of 'a person'?
I've heard that in some contexts it is correct, if so, when is it?

thank you
  

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Hello Which one sounds better to you? All persons who have not yet registered should do so without delay. All people who have not yet registered should do so without delay.

— Paco2004

  • Hello Which one sounds better to you?
  • All persons who have not yet registered should do so without delay.
  • All people who have not yet registered should do so without delay.
  • You can use 'persons' when you imagine each of people as an individual person.
  • paco
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Hello

Which one sounds better to you?
All persons who have not yet registered should do so without delay.
All people who have not yet registered should do so without delay.

You can use 'persons' when you imagine each of people as an individual person.

paco
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I'm inclined to go for 'persons', however on the other hand,
something inside me protests against it. After learning English for several years
(unfortunately mostly from grammar books) it looks like 2+2=5.
When I came to Britain 2 years ago, I had to forget what I had known about English,
and start from scratch
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