USING "YOU" IN ENGLISH

  1 person   I, me, you, she, her, he, him, it
  2 or more people   we, us, you, they, them

The sentence indicates the number of people.

      John, will you come with me?   =       (I want only John but not Mary to come with me.)

      John and Mary, will you come with me?   =       (I want both John and Mary to come with me.)

            Or, Will both of you come with me?   =       (I want both John and Mary to come with me.)


  1 person   my, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, its
  2 or more people   our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs

The sentence indicates the number of people.

      John, this is your coat. I think it is yours.   =       (This coat belongs to John, not to Mary.)

      John and Mary, these are your books. These books are yours.   =       (These books belong to both John and Mary.)

            Or, These books belong to both of you.


OLD ENGLISH FORMS OF "YOU"

  1 person   I, me, thee, thou, she, her, he, him, it
  2 or more people   we, us, thee, ye, they, them

  1 person   my, mine, thy, thine, her, hers, his, its
  2 or more people   our, ours, thy, thine, their, theirs

thyself = yourself     (1 person)

      
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