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To refer to groups of human beings or humans in general, we use people: I saw three people standing on the corner. Not: I saw three persons … Jim and Wendy are such nice people. People are generally very selfish. Three people were interviewed for the job, but only one person had the right qualifications and experience.
Person es un sustantivo singular que se usa para referirse a cualquier ser humano. Person tiene dos plurales: Uno es persons, que se traduciría como personas. El otro es people, que es la palabra más utilizada para referirnos a un grupo de personas. You are a good person – Tú eres una buena persona. She is a quiet person – Ella es una ...
People vs. persons as plurals. Person and people both derive from Latin, but from different words. Person came from persona, which first meant “mask,” like that worn by an actor, but eventually came to mean “an individual human.”
We use person in the singular to refer to any human being: Joel is such a nice person. She’s a person I have a lot of respect for. Persons (plural) is a very formal word. We only use it in rather legalistic contexts: [notice in a lift] Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances will be prosecuted.
The first meaning is simply the plural of person – in other words, two or more human beings. Here are two example sentences with this meaning: Finally, a third meaning of people is “a group of people who belong to the same culture, ethnicity, nation, or race.”.
Many usage guides over the years have suggested that there is a clear distinction between these two words; people is used when referring to a collective group or indeterminate number, and persons serves better when referring to individuals (or a number of individuals).
people. noun. /ˈpiːpl/. /ˈpiːpl/. Idioms. [plural] human beings; men, women and children The plural form persons is formal. Use people in most ordinary contexts. At least ten people were killed in the crash. There were a lot of people at the party.
