A is directly asking question to B & C ( 2 people ) .
A; What do they do ?
Is it correct ? Is is ok to use " They " while A is directly asked B & C ?
Can A say : What do you all do ?
How about ' You " can it be used as a plural too ?
2006-08-09 17:29:22 · 5 answers · asked by ENG888 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
If I understand you correctly: the second answer is right.
"What do "they" do" -- is used to refer to two or more people that are removed from you. That is, they're far away or removed from the conversation. They don't always have to be far away though. Say you and four friends were talking. Friend A said, "Friends C and D here have really good jobs." Then you could say, "Really? What do they do?" BUT: you would still be talking to A, NOT B and C.
"What do "you" do" -- may be used to refer to one or more people that you are speaking directly to. So yup, it can be plural.
2006-08-09 17:41:43 · answer #1 · answered by ear help! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You" can be used as an implied plural. It is grammatically correct. Of course, in New York, they would say "yous", which is NOT correct. In Texas they say "y'all" (short for you all). I don't know if that is a correct contraction or not...maybe.
"You all" would also be correct.
2006-08-10 00:39:13 · answer #2 · answered by Oblivia 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what do you both do?? or what do you two do??
you cannot be made plural - yoose - slang
you all sounds too much like the slang y'all
2006-08-10 00:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would ask "what do you B? And C, what do you do?" or you could ask "what do you all do?"
2006-08-10 00:37:47 · answer #4 · answered by zigspc2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You sure do.
2006-08-10 00:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋