I have been teaching about language for over 40 years, and I hope this page will be a place where I can share my observations and thoughts for discussion.
What is the use of “you” called in, for example, “You buy the books, you pay the teachers, you go to the tournaments, and you still play chess like a donkey”?
Hi, Dan. Thanks for reading. Some people call this the “ubiquitous you.” It doesn’t refer to the second person at all, but to some general, unnamed individual or group. Much like the “they” in “As they always say, . . . .”
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What is the use of “you” called in, for example, “You buy the books, you pay the teachers, you go to the tournaments, and you still play chess like a donkey”?
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Hi, Dan. Thanks for reading. Some people call this the “ubiquitous you.” It doesn’t refer to the second person at all, but to some general, unnamed individual or group. Much like the “they” in “As they always say, . . . .”
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