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From: johnr@tekmdp.UUCP (John Rutis)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: person
Message-ID: <2282@tekmdp.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Oct-83 13:40:15 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  7 13:40:15 1983
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I have noticed in the last few years that the use of "people" as
the plural of "person" has dropped off drastically in favor of the
word "persons".  Some people don't even seem to know the word
"people" exists.  Does anyone have any facts or theorys why this
is happening?