And when would they be used properly?
I grew up using only “people” then I feel like one day the words “persons” started to get used in society and I don’t know why or when to use it.
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“persons” is a little more formal than “people”. Unlike “people”, it must also be specific (e.g. you can substitute “these people” with “these persons”, but you can’t substitute “people like me” with “persons like me”). Finally, “people” can be used as a singular (“the people of madagascar”), but “persons” can’t.
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