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TopicWhat's the rule on "people" vs. "peoples"?
Chrono1219
09/23/11 12:50:00 AM
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From: WazzupGenius00 | #010
Now the one I want to know is when it's okay to use "persons" like in "missing persons"


If i recall, something like persons is only used within like legality and extremely formal things. While technically it can be used at any time to replace people, present language trends use people.

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