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Issue 84 Trans Strat Applied

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@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ Often the context will make it clear whether the word "you" refers to one person
1. Look at the context to see who the speaker was talking to and who responded.
### Translation Strategies
If your language has singular and plural forms of "you", use whatever form is appropriate for the situation.
1. If a speaker or writer uses a word for "you" to refer to two people, and if your language has a form of "you" that is specifically for two people, then use that form.
2. If a speaker uses a word for "you" to refer to two people, and if your language does not have a form that is specifically for two people, then use whatever form is appropriate when referring to two people. That may be a plural form or a form that does not indicate the number of people at all.
### Translation Strategies Applied
Because English does not have singlular and plural forms of "you," there are no examples of translation strategies applied.
Because English does not have dual or plural forms of "you," there are no examples of translation strategies applied.