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You would ask "How is You?" of You's doctor or nurse, or of a person who has seen You more recently than you have.

2006-06-22 12:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0 0

In English, the word "you" is the same for singular and plural pronoun use. For instance, one would not say, "You is going to the store" even if one was referring to a singular person. Instead, English makes the coordinating verb to "you" plural automatically. Hence, "How are you?" instead of the singular "is".

2006-06-22 12:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by MariMae 1 · 0 0

Because "You" is the subject of the sentence, which means the verb "are" operates on that word. You wouldn't say "You is how," you'd say "You are how." (Hypothetically... I know that's not a sentence.) Similarly, you'd ask "How am I?" because you'd say "I am how," not "I are how."

2006-06-22 12:19:12 · answer #3 · answered by Julie B 3 · 0 0

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