What Are Personal Pronouns? A personal pronoun


Y’all got a problem? Second person singular vs. plural



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What Are Personal Pronouns

Y’all got a problem? Second person singular vs. plural
One pitfall of English is that it uses the same word, you, for both the second person singular and plural. Many other languages do not have this problem, because they use distinct words for each. But in English, we need a context to determine whether you is singular or plural.
Would you like to come over for dinner?
From this sentence alone, we can’t determine whether one person, or two, or five hundred people are being invited to share a meal. This is why in some parts of the world, we hear additions to you when a plural is indicated, like you lot in the UK or you all (or y’all) in America. It probably goes without saying that you should keep this out of your formal writing.
The singular “they”
While the second person has a number issue, the third person has a gender solution for cases when the gender of the third-person singular pronoun is indeterminate or neutral.
Using he or she and him or her is preferred by most style guides, but informally, a singular they is often used.
If a customer wants to speak to a manager, they can phone after 10 o’clock.
The singular they is deemed acceptable usage by the Associated Press, Merriam-Webster, and several other language guides.
Personal pronoun FAQs
What are personal pronouns?
Personal pronouns are a type of pronoun that substitutes for another noun. Personal pronouns show the number, grammatical person, and sometimes gender of the noun. 
What are examples of personal pronouns?
The personal pronouns for subjects are Iyouhesheitwe, and they. For objects, they are meyouhimheritus, and them
Should personal pronouns be capitalized?
Only the personal pronoun I should be capitalized all the time. The other pronouns are only capitalized when they begin a sentence or form a proper noun (such as the movie Us). 

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