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second person vs person

person vs second person

second person and person both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
second person Yes No No No
person Yes No No No
As nouns, person is a hypernym of second person; that is, person is a word with a broader meaning than second person:
  • second person: pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur
  • person: a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
second person (noun) person (noun)
pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a human body (usually including the clothing)
a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
Difference between second person and person

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