When do you use 'is' before 'you'?

[abo.omar]

When do you use 'is' before 'you'?

 

[emsr2d2]

We don't. That was either written by a non-native speaker (who made a mistake) or by someone who thought it sounded humorous.

 

[abo.omar]

We don't. That was either written by a non-native speaker (who made a mistake) or by someone who thought it sounded humorous.

It seem a native page as they write about its history.

 

[Tarheel]

It seems that it's a native English speaker who wrote that as they write about its history.

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Well, it also seems goofy.
:shock:

 

[emsr2d2]

It seems to be a [STRIKE]native[/STRIKE] page by a native English speaker as they write about its history.

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That doesn't tell you anything. I could write a whole page about the history of paella in Valencia (in Spanish) if I did enough research. That doesn't mean I'm a native Spanish speaker.

 

[Tdol]

It may occur in some non-standard variations, but it is not used in standard English.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Use it this way: The person asking the question is you. We're the people answering it.

You can also use it when you sing this:

 

[abo.omar]

So it is wrong to say such a thing.Thank you all.

 

[teechar]

So it is wrong to say such a thing.Thank you all.

In what has been quoted so far, yes. But note that "is you" is not impossible in English.
For example "All I want is you".

 

[abo.omar]

In what has been quoted so far, yes. But note that "is you" is not impossible in English.
For example "All I want is you".

Yes, but when you is the subject we use are only.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

So it is wrong to say such a thing. [space] Thank you all.

No, is you is not wrong. In #7 and #9 we showed you how to use it correctly.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes, but when you is the subject we use are only.

No. "All I want is you" is correct.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

In what has been quoted so far, yes. . . .

See #7, where it's used correctly.

 

[GoesStation]

No. "All I want is you" is correct.

"You" isn't the subject of that sentence. "I" is. (Did you see what I did there?)

 

[tzfujimino]

"You" isn't the subject of that sentence. "I" is. (Did you see what I did there?)

I think "all" is the subject in that sentence.

Not a grammarian

 

[GoesStation]

I think "all" is the subject in that sentence.

Not a grammarian

Me neither, but I think you're right.

 

[jutfrank]

"You" isn't the subject of that sentence. "I" is. (Did you see what I did there?)

Actually, I is the subject of want. Um, I mean "I" is the subject of "want".

(That's how to do it. )

 

[Glizdka]

Not a teacher
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Use it this way: The person asking the question is you. We're the people answering it.

You can also use it when you sing this:

I like Tom's version better, mostly because of the iron custard the original lacks.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Not a teacher
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I like Tom's version better, mostly because of the iron custard the original lacks.

Yeah, I almost posted Tom's version. But Louie Jordan is a god. If you want to learn everything you need to know about jazz, listen to the three Louies: Armstrong, Prima, and Jordan.

(To learn country, listen to guys named Hank. To learn the blues, listen to guys named Blind.)