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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Your vs their

Which is correct grammatically. Can they both be used in the following sentences?

I would like to thank everyone for your support .....
or
I would like to thank everyone for their support .....

Thanks to everyone for your support and .....
or
Thanks to everyone for their support and .....

The use of "your" in the above sentences sound off to me. Please provide the necessary corrects with examples where needed.

Thanks!
  

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I wouldn't say/use 'your' for 'everyone'. I'd use / say these: - I'd like to thank everyone for their support . - I'd like to thank you all for your support .

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  • I wouldn't say/use 'your' for 'everyone'.
  • I'd use / say these: - I'd like to thank everyone for their support .
  • - I'd like to thank you all for your support .
  • - I'd like to thank all of you for your support .
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I wouldn't say/use 'your' for 'everyone'.

I'd use / say these:

- I'd like to thank everyone for their support.
- I'd like to thank you all for your support.
- I'd like to thank all of you for your support.

(You could also say "I'd like to thank everyone for supporting me." if you're
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And yes, you could, of course, also say "I'd like to thank everyone for his/her support."
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Thanks a lot!

so I think I should also say: thanks to everyone for their support. Would that work? Just out of curiosity. How would the sentence be if i were to start with "thanks to everyone"?
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AnonymousHow would the sentence be if i were to start with "thanks to everyone"?
Fine. But I wouldn't start with that if were talking to someone superior or senior to me, that's because 'thanks to everyone / you' seems less formal than saying "I (would like to) thank everyone / you for ...". So, I'd probably avoid using that and say "I (would lik
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If I'm wanting to share this with someone, what grammatical rule supports using one over the other?

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1. I would like to thank everyone for your support.

2. I would like to thank everyone for their support.

Use #1 if you are talking or writing to people you know for a fact have supported you.

Use #2 if you are talking or writing to a group of people some of whom may not have supported you.

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