My question is about the context, because depending on the rest of the sentence, both 1 and 2 could be fine. "Both you and your students will discover," to me, implies something that the teacher and students figure out together. However - in the first sentence, using YOU means (again, to me) that the two subjects discover something no one knew before. In the second, using THEY implies that there's something the teacher knew that the students didn't. As an example: 1. Both you and your students will discover that YOU know about text messaging syntax. 2. Both you and your students will discover that THEY know more about grammar than they realized. See what I mean, there? Or am I over-thinking this? -patty _____ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Crow Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Pronouns Which is correct/sounds better: 1. Both you and your students will discover that YOU know . . . 2. Both you and your students will discover that THEY know . . . Or should I just re-work the thing? Thanks, John To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/