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Eddie88 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Quick question

Everyone give me your numbers.

Everyone is singular

You and your are always plural aren't they?

So this is wrong, right?

But then again, it is subject verb agreement, and your is not a verb. So maybe this is correct.

It should be numbers, not number, right? Because it is single (everyone)...
  

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I'd say this is casual. You're addressing everyone, and following with an imperative. "Listen, everyone!

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  • I'd say this is casual.
  • You're addressing everyone, and following with an imperative.
  • "Listen, everyone!
  • " I mean, man, look at the EF webpage for member activities: "Joe updated their personal profile," or something like that.
  • " "Your" is singular.
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I'd say this is casual. You're addressing everyone, and following with an imperative. "Listen, everyone! - give me your numbers."

"I want everyone to give me his or her numbers," would be a "correct" statement, but nobody would say it." It's acceptable under "certain conditions" to say "I want everyone to give me their numbers."

I mean, man, look at the EF webpage fo
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Eddie88You and your are always plural aren't they?


You have said this before in the forums, and CJ gave a good response. Way back when, there was 2nd person singular form, but that has disappeared, and now "you" is both singular and plural.

What are you suggesting should be used for 2nd person singular?
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