When you want to describe about general people, you often use "you" instead of general people.
When you want to describe about general people, you often use "you" instead of general people.

In this case, is "you" used as singular or plural?

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When you want to describe about general people, you often use "you" instead of general people.
When you want to describe about general people, you often use "you" instead of general people.

In this case, is "you" used as singular or plural?

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Well the funny thing is, "you" is actually a plural pronoun.  We got rid of the second-person-singular some centuries ago, so now it functions for both singular and plural.

The good news is, the verbs all conjugate the same (or rather, they don't conjugate...except for "be->are").

The sentence you give is a bit strange, as it implies that a plural should be used.  So when you use "you" when talking generally, see it as short for "you, for example".

Use "you" as though it were singular.  If you wanted to make it plural, you could use "you all" instead.

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As a humble addition. If you addressed to a group of people in an American English, you'll have to say "you all" or "you guys". In the UK that is "you lot".
Some examples:
"Now that we've gathered here,what would y'all like to do?"(Am)
"Hey,you lot! How about a party?"(Br)

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