you who have

[arthurvv vart]

1) You who have been there should tell the others what it is like.
2) You, who have been there, should tell the others what it is like.

Is the punctuation in both sentences acceptable?
Is there any difference in the meanings?

Does '1' mean:
a) Those of you who have been there should tell the others what it is like.

Gratefully,
Navi

[spains...@gmail.com]

Yes it does. The difference in meaning? 1 addresses everyone,
2 addresses "You". In 2 we know that "You have been there".

[Peter T. Daniels]

That is how it would be said.

(2) would not be said.

[Ken Blake]

On 8/3/2021 4:46 AM, arthurvv vart wrote:
> 1) You who have been there should tell the others what it is like.
> 2) You, who have been there, should tell the others what it is like.
>
> Is the punctuation in both sentences acceptable?

Yes.

> Is there any difference in the meanings?

Yes.

> Does '1' mean:
> a) Those of you who have been there should tell the others what it is like.

Yes.


--
Ken

[Jack]

I agree. In 1, the others may be mixed in with the addressed group. In
2, they are somewhere else.

--
Jack

[Peter Moylan]

No, number 1 doesn't address everyone. It addresses those who have been
there.

--
Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org

[spains...@gmail.com]

Navi isn't great on providing context.

An MC enters an auditorium. A huge roar erupts, which he quickly
waves down.

"I am not the main speaker", he says. "The main speaker has asked that all of
you who haven't "been there" should move out of earshot; and wear these
headphones - playing popular music - to ensure that you cannot be addressed".

The main speaker arrives and addresses the audience?