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Persons, Person’s or Persons’ : r grammar - Reddit Person’s chest is correct for the sentence Person’s is a single, possessive noun so it shows ownership of the word “chest ” If you put “persons’” then that would make it plural but “chest” would still be singular, meaning many people with one chest “Persons” is only plural and not possessive so there would be no relationship between the people and their chest
Is the word “persons” correct? : r ENGLISH - Reddit I write science fiction and use "persons" for sentient entities A person is a robot, animal, human, or alien being that is aware of self and so entitled to rights Legally a ship or corporation is a person, even though they lack self-wareness "Persons" emphasizes the individuality of the entities Also "people" seems to refer to humans only I would use "people" on the sign because it means
ELI5 What is the difference in “persons” and “people”? Persons is the original plural form of person However, many centuries ago people started using people as the plural form of persons even though it has a totally different etymology Today, most people use people as the plural of persons even though persons may persist in some more formal writings
Why use persons instead of people? : r grammar - Reddit Basically persons is the plural of persons, meaning individuals People is technically used to refer to a group of persons sharing some similar characteristic E g , I went to a conference with another person OR I went to a conference with two other persons But, compare with I went to visit the people of Austria when I went to Europe last summer
What are the most mysterious missing persons cases? There was recently an investigation done by a diving crew that specializes in locating and identifying cadavers missing people Seems like they’ve come up empty handed On top of that, locals of the area have commented on this case here and there and have said all the local bodies of water are too shallow guarded to have had someone just drive into the water without anyone locally noticing
Why do books have an Any resemblance to actual events . . . - Reddit Why do books have an "Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons is coincidental" disclaimer even in cases where the authors admit this to be false? Plenty of authors are open about how their characters and plot points are inspired by real people and events
Why do we say missing persons instead of people? Like the other comments said persons is used in more legal formal language or to emphasize the fact that it’s a plural number of multiple individuals rather than a cohesive group Missing people would still most likely get the point across that you are looking for multiple missing individuals but is unclear on whether it’s a group of people who are missing together or multiple individuals