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 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.
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