John-
Yes, I think in that case I’d opt for “YOU”
as the pronoun. Y’all is inclusive that way, right?
-patty from the north
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If I could use my native
Okie language, it would be easier:
Both you and your students will discover that y'all know more about grammar
than you think you do.
In other words, what I'm trying to express is that both you--the teacher--and
his/her students will do the discovering. Sounds like, from the
responses, I should opt for "you" as the subject of the noun clause.
Y'all are a marvelous resource--thanks!!
John
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Patricia Lafayllve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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:
See what I mean, there? Or am I over-thinking this?
-patty
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Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:04
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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
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