emp0608
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Hi folks,
Again from Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day.
There seemed to be no persons present anywhere, and at one point, when we were confronted by a closed gate, the doctor said: “Sorry, old chap, but if you wouldn’t mind doing the honours.”
Do you think Ishiguro used 'persons' instead of 'people' for some literary reasons?
Thanks as always.
emp0608
Again from Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day.
There seemed to be no persons present anywhere, and at one point, when we were confronted by a closed gate, the doctor said: “Sorry, old chap, but if you wouldn’t mind doing the honours.”
Do you think Ishiguro used 'persons' instead of 'people' for some literary reasons?
Thanks as always.
emp0608