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Tung Quoc Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Persons vs people

Hi,


Please tell me the difference in meaning between:


a/ Some people Ex: The film is boring for some people.


b/ Some persons Ex: The film is boring for some persons.


When do I use "people", when do I use "persons" ?


Thanks


Quoc
  

Top answer

I perefer "people" in your sentences. "persons" is formal and means ' someone who is not known or not named' .

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  • I perefer "people" in your sentences.
  • "persons" is formal and means ' someone who is not known or not named' .
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I perefer "people" in your sentences. "persons" is formal and means 'someone who is not known or not named'.
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Persons is very rarely used. See Persons/People
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I recommend using people all the time. It's very rare that persons is correct where people is not. Learn persons passively and use it only after you've seen and heard it enough times to catch on to those cases where it can be used correctly.

CJ
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