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Bookmark or Share- Two people/two persons - WordReference ForumsTwo people is the most common, colloquial form. Two persons has a higher register, and might be used in a scientific context, a police context, etc. Click to expand...
- 'either of you' vs 'both of you' vs 'one of you two' - WordReference ForumsThis is what some people say when they mean that the house has a door at both ends. In my view this is incorrect and misleading. "Either properly denotes one of two, to the exclusion of the other" to quote the link provided by Noreal. 2. The house has a door at both ends. This means that the house has two doors and two ends, one door in each end.
- two people or two persons? which one is correct? - italkiYou commonly see it in legal contexts, but otherwise it's rarely used ex. "Police are currently searching for missing the persons", "This elevator can hold a maximum of ten persons", "This product is not suitable for persons under eighteen years of age" etc. Sadly, I've even heard native speakers more than once say "Hey, they spelled 'people ...
- Which version is correct: table for two persons or two people?But you would never say this : in speech, and in ordinary written language, you'd say something like, "You're not supposed to have more than eight people in here." And getting back to your original question, if you're asking for a table in a restaurant, you'd say that you want a table for two people. Or, as Andrew says, simply a 'table for two.'
- Apostrophe for two people - WordReference ForumsThe basis of the "s's" is that a proper name is not a plural noun, even if it ends in "s". The usage seems to be dying out, but some people whose name ends in "s" insist on it, while others don't seem to care. So I tend to use it, as the course least likely to give offense.
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