Monday, September 1, 2008

Persons vs People


This is a commonly seen sign in Singapore.. Just curious... When more than one person is involved, is "people" or "persons" more appropriate?

~Rebecca~

2 comments:

Ludwig Tan said...

Thanks for this interesting example!

Here's what Collins Cobuild English Usage says:

"The usual plural of 'person' is 'people', but in formal English, 'persons' is sometimes used."

Yes, the sign is in formal English as it states the law ;--)

Kazzzzzzz said...

Wow. Thanks for clarifying! (^_^)