I firmly believe that this is symptomatic of a lack of a proper grasp of the English language. There are different forms of plural, as befits a mish-mash trade language. We say "one person" and "two people"; "one goose" and "two geese"; "one deer" and "two deer" ...
"Persons" is just as silly as "gooses" and "deers". But two of those are in common use, and their proponents harp on about the evolution of the language. Poppycock! First you learn the rules, then you can break them for effect. (We can has grammar nao, plz?)
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carisma_sensei
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Date: 2007-10-04 01:39 am (UTC)"Persons" is just as silly as "gooses" and "deers". But two of those are in common use, and their proponents harp on about the evolution of the language. Poppycock! First you learn the rules, then you can break them for effect. (We can has grammar nao, plz?)