you
/yoo͞/
pronoun
- Used to refer to the one or ones being addressed. I'll lend you the book. You shouldn't work so hard.
- Used to refer to an indefinitely specified person; one. You can't win them all.
- (Nonstandard) Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb. You might want to get you another pair of shoes.
What’s a noun phrase with a verb in -ing?
What are countable and uncountable nouns?
What are the plural subject pronouns?
is "You (noun)" correct? Like when I am asking someone if they are someone or something, can I use this expression, for instance: A guy called you and you think his name is jack, can you say: "You jack?" or: A person gave you advices on your home structure, you wonder whether these advices are professional, you ask them :"You an Engineer?"
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It’s just a special kind of noun phrase where a pronoun is described by a follow-on noun (or adjective being used like a noun). The grammatical terms are dense and frankly over my head, but there is a discussion of this in Foundations of Cognitive Grammar where it gives other examples like “we linguists” and “you three”.
The personal pronouns are actually grounding predications; although they normally stand alone as nominals, we and you are occasionally elaborated by a head noun: we linguists; you bastard!”
So you can use it with a wide variety of nouns and pronouns. While most of the common ones involving “you” that spring to mind are negative, they don’t have to be. “You saint!” is just as valid as “You liar!”
As Low Powah pointed out, "you silly" doesn't really fit the pattern. It's more something you'd say to a child, or in a joking childlike fashion.
"you pig" - The person being addressed displays mannerisms or hygiene comparable to what might be expected from a pig. Note that "pig" here is a noun, not an adjective.
"you bastard" - A general insult to the honesty or legitimacy of the addressed person. The word "bastard" used to mean a child of unknown parentage, or the son of a monarch who could not ascend legally. Note that "bastard" here is also a noun, although its actual meaning is much less clear than the noun definition might lead one to believe.
"you silly" - A playful, teasing kind of descriptor. This is incorrect grammar, and many native English speakers think it is funny or cute. I think that may be because young children tend to worry less about proper grammar, and so misusing words can be seen as child like.
I recently had a grammar test in which I had to turn nouns into pronouns. The example was "you and him", I have one professor telling me it is "they" and another one says it's the plural "you". It left me very confused and I couldn't find a concrete answer. Thanks.