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From: michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (michael b maxwell)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.nlang
Subject: Re: Second Person Plural
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Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 14:24:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 14:24:12 1985
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Summary: 

>> Actually English *does* have a second person plural: it's "you."
>
>    Historically, yes. But presently, "you" functions primarily as
>2nd person singular.
You contradict yourselves.
-- 
Mike Maxwell
	When you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember 
	that your initial objective was to drain the swamp.