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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
You and I
teacher : Why do we feel that these rainbows are so fairytale like? Have you ever thought about that?
student : I haven’t. I mean, even if “you” think about it, there’s no way to know.
In the context, It seems to me that ‘you’ means not teacher but himself. (student) I don’t understand Why the student used ‘you’ instead of ‘I’?
student : I haven’t. I mean, even if “you” think about it, there’s no way to know.
In the context, It seems to me that ‘you’ means not teacher but himself. (student) I don’t understand Why the student used ‘you’ instead of ‘I’?
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It's called "impersonal you ". It's a special use of "you" that is equivalent to "one". Thus, if you think about it is equivalent to if one thinks about it , that is, if [anyone/any person] thinks about it .
- It's called "impersonal you ".
- It's a special use of "you" that is equivalent to "one".
- Thus, if you think about it is equivalent to if one thinks about it , that is, if [anyone/any person] thinks about it .
- You can get good oranges at a good price at SafeMarket stores this week.
- ~ One can get ..
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It's called "impersonal you". It's a special use of "you" that is equivalent to "one". Thus, if you think about it is equivalent to if one thinks about it, that is, if [anyone/any person] thinks about it.
You can get good oranges at a good price at SafeMarket stores this week. ~ One can get ...
CJ
You can get good oranges at a good price at SafeMarket stores this week. ~ One can get ...
CJ
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