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
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
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
How easy is it to snap break a persons neck? : r NoStupidQuestions - Reddit How easy is it to snap break a persons neck? I know in movies they over exaggerate a lot of things, like when they easily break a persons neck with their bare hands and kill them I was just curious to know how easy it would be in real life? Archived post New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast