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> "You" is often plural. If we're being pedantic (which we absolutely are at this point), "you" is always plural, and plurality is sometimes used to denote for
by chimeracoder 1y ago
> "You" is often plural.
If we're being pedantic (which we absolutely are at this point), "you" is always plural, and plurality is sometimes used to denote formality or respect for a singular subject (analogous to vous in French, or Sie in Germanic languages). It just so happens that we exclusively use the formal/respectful version in English these days.
The only truly singular singular second person pronoun in English is thou, which was the familiar form (although now because it is so archaic people ironically interpret it as more formal).
- TheCoelacanth 1y agoIf we're being pedantic, then "you" used to always be plural. In present day English, it is both singular and plural.