second-person pronoun

collocation in English

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pronoun
noun
uk
/ˈprəʊ.naʊn/us
/ˈproʊ.naʊn/
a word that is used instead of a noun or a ...
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(Definition ofpronounfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecond-person pronoun

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And, indeed, it is difficult to understand why subjective statements should necessarily involve a first-person orsecond-personpronoun, rather than some other type of noun phrase.
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The verb "tutear" is used even in those dialects where the familiar pronoun is "vos", to mean to treat with the familiarsecond-personpronoun.
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It is used as a pluralsecond-personpronoun.
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Eachsecond-personpronounmay have its own form.
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The rules for selecting a genericsecond-personpronounmay differ from the rules for selecting an ordinarysecond-personpronoun.
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The choice of addressing format is closely linked to the choice ofsecond-personpronoun.
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In other cases the presence of more than onesecond-personpronounis due to a distinction between singular and plural or masculine and feminine.
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Asecond-personpronoun"m" is sometimes used for addressing deities.
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Many languages have more than onesecond-personpronoun.
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This word is often used metaphorically, as an honorificsecond-personpronoun.
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