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[Bridget]

I don't know if you're suited to this job.
?*I don't know if she and you're suited to this job.

Why is the latter not acceptable?

[Runny]

I don't know if you're suited to this job.
?*I don't know if she and you're suited to this job.

Why is the latter not acceptable?


Are these better? I was wondering too...
a) I don't know whether she or you is suited to the job.
b) I don't know if she and you is suited to the job. [treated as a group]
c) I don't know either she or you is suited to the job.
d) I don't know if both she and you are suited to the job.

[Rusty]

I don't know if you're suited to this job.
?*I don't know if she and you're suited to this job.

Why is the latter not acceptable?
I haven't read anything about this, but it seems to me that you is stealing the verb when 're is connected to it. The connection should be between she and you and the verb are will apply to two people. I understand the meaning to be "both she and you" or "the two of you jointly."

[Lucretia]

Hello,
A nice question, Bridget.

IMO,?*I don't know if she and you're suited to this job is not acceptable because of the logical (intonational) stress.
In You're suited to this job you is not stressed while in the group she and you it is and therefore it can't share its "importance' with are.
Likewise,
- Who's complaining?
- She is (not She's).
- Are they satisfied? - Yes, they are (not they're).

[Bridget]

Many thanks, all.