Jan 2011 28
How do you know when to use “people” instead of “persons” and vice versa?2
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Question by lootdoodoo: How do you know when to use “people” instead of “persons” and vice versa?
In my sentence, do I use people or persons, or does it matter?
“R had impulsivity, which is common among intellectually disabled _____.”
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Answer by Steve
persons sounds better there, but i have no idea. now i really hope someone answers this! lol
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January 8, 2011
persons ,, we should use it in normal way
Generally, “people” is the plural of “person.” “Peoples” can refer to a group or groups of culturally defined groups, as in the “peoples of eastern Europe.”
The choice between “people” and “persons” is not always easy, though. There used to be a rule that persons is used when speaking of a number of people who can be counted and people is used when speaking of a large or uncounted number of individuals.
There are fifteen persons on this committee but three hundred million people in the United States.
We can put twelve persons in each lifeboat.
How many people visit this mall every year?
According to some sources the plural form ‘persons’ is slowly retreating, and ‘people’ is now widely used in whatever circumstance we need the plural of person.
For your sentence either word would work, I think.