This post helps you to distinguish when to use each of these words correctly:
- PERSON (singular): to refer to any person.
Joel is such a nice person. She’s a person I have a lot of respect for
- PERSONS (plural): it's a formal word, mainly used in legal contexts:
Any person or persons found in possession of illegal substances will be prosecuted.
- PEOPLE (plural): to refer to groups of people or human beings in general:
I saw three people standing on the corner. Not: I saw three persons …
People are generally very selfish.
Three people were interviewed for the job, but only one person had the right qualifications and experience.
[Examples from Cambridge University Press]
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