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Joe Carillo's Desk => You Asked Me This Question => Topic started by: curiouscat on May 22, 2010, 11:05:29 PM

Title: Who vs. AS
Post by: curiouscat on May 22, 2010, 11:05:29 PM

Hi Joe,

i I came across this sentence along with it's correction:


Wrong: Such persons who are diligent, achieve success in life.

Right:    Such persons as are diligient, achieve success in life.


This raises three questions:


1) When adding "s" to person, when do we use people and when do we use "persons"?

2) Why is "as" better than "who"?

3) What does "as are diligent" actually mean? I mean, essentially it's trying to say diligent people, but the word combination sounds a bit awkward, unless of course, people from other countries say it and i'm just not used to hearing it said this way.


Would appreciate any feedback!

Thanks!