people, or persons

[abc]

i guess it's sort of like deciding when to use 'that' or 'which'...


anyway, 'seating reserved for handicapped persons'

why couldn't it have been ' handicapped people'?



Could you say 'how many persons are here'

instead of 'how many people are here'?

 

[Colt45]

people is more of group. well actuall i dont know.

 

[Evadman]

Peoples?

 

[abc]

lol

 

[Bootprint]

Persons, people. Use persons when you mean individuals with identities; use people when you mean a large and anonymous mass. (People can be pushed only so far. She was one of those persons who can cope with pressure.) link

 

[Colt45]

i think theyre basically a synonym, but persons is more general? although i dont think you can get much more general.

meh. just plain synonyms.