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minus-squareAlien Nathan EdwardlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up72·6 months agoit’s definitely 2nd person collective in its original usage and outside of its original usage it’s not a pronoun because it doesn’t replace a noun.
minus-squaremilicent_bystandrlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·6 months agoI don’t think it’s a pronoun at all. It’s a collective noun, and a term of address. “Ladies and Gentlemen” is also not a pronoun.
it’s definitely 2nd person collective in its original usage and outside of its original usage it’s not a pronoun because it doesn’t replace a noun.
I don’t think it’s a pronoun at all. It’s a collective noun, and a term of address.
“Ladies and Gentlemen” is also not a pronoun.