Persons, Person’s or Persons’ : r grammar - Reddit Unless the persons are sharing one chest, the sentence should be the person's chest That is absolutely correct The other option would be persons' chests, in which case the addition of "the" before persons seems very awkward (and the use of the term "persons" would be awkward in this context )
In school I learned the plural of person is people. But Im . . . - Reddit The word "persons" is mostly confined to contexts of law or government, or on official signs (e g , "Maximum capacity 16 persons") It has a very lawyerly, technical, or bureaucratic feel to it It sounds cold and impersonal in my opinion In most circumstances, just use "people"
pax for people persons? : r EnglishLearning - Reddit I've encountered it on travelling websites For example some people on tripadvisor mentioned, that they took part in a discovery tour as a "group of 4 pax" I figured it means "persons", but I had never encountered the word used like that before As others have mentioned it's airline jargon when counting number of passengers
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Why use persons instead of people? : r grammar - Reddit It's not really an issue of 'persons' being more grammatical in a given situation, just that it has a different nuance 'Persons' emphasizes the idea that you've got a certain number of discreet individuals, which makes sense for a maximum occupancy sign It's also used mainly in a really formal register, like official notices
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
Why do we say missing persons instead of people? - Reddit I think the biggest reason why is that there is a “missing persons” list… so when an individual is “added” to the list it serves as a reminder that not only is this individual missing… but other persons are missing It brings awareness to looking for this “new person” and offers a chance to review the missing persons