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dfxm12yesterday at 1:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

Surely, you knew all of your students' names and if you were addressing one person, you could've used their name. Addressing the class as merely "class" seems adequate as well. I'm having a hard time thinking of a situation where you are forced to use "you" ambiguously.


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madcaptenoryesterday at 2:18 PM

What if you're addressing part of the class, though? Like "y'all in the back, you need to get back to your work".

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teddyhyesterday at 6:24 PM

“Now, chat, settle down.”