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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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persons or people / information ( plural or singular) ?

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00What is the plural of person? is it persons or people ? plz explain02br
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00Information ..... is it plural or singular ?02br
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0The plural of person is "persons" 05002br
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00"Information" is an uncountable, so you'll have to say "a piece of information" in the singular.010id1
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0 Thanx for your reply ..... but I have heard that persons sounds weird compared to people ..!! 0-
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1i00Persons02i00 is usually used in more formal settings, like bureaucratic documents.0-
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1b00People02b00 and 01b00persons02b00 do not have the same word root.02br
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00In modern english people is considered plural noun. example: There are many people in the restaurant.02br
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01u00Person is a singular noun02u00. example : There is a person in the restaurant. In the 01u
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