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Hello!!!
I was always told that the plural of person is people. But now that I live in an English-speaking country, I have realised that the word "persons" is used quite often. Could anybody explain to me what the difference between persons and people is?
Thank you very much for your help.
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'persons' is used formally, in legal texts, etc.
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