Thursday, April 30, 2009
Nowadays, "people" is almost always the right choice when you are talking about more than one person. Some dictionaries don't even include "persons" as the plural of "person" anymore, and the few dictionaries that do include "persons" note that it is uncommon, archaic, or going out of style.Traditionally, "people" was proper when referring to a mass of people:John couldn't believe how many people
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Pencilequippe: 'People' vs 'Persons'
Nowadays, "people" is almost always the right choice when you are talking about more than one person. Some dictionaries don't ...
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