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#1 (permalink) Fri Jan 15, 2010 14:30 pm people vs persons

HI, when do we use persons and people? What's the difference between them? Thanks!

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#2 (permalink) Fri Jan 15, 2010 14:44 pm people vs persons

Generally: use 'people' as the normal plural; use 'persons' in official documents. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

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