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My lucky daughter is spending a week in Maui. I sent her a text and started to write, "Let me know when you arrive." However, I changed it to "Let me know when lucky you arrives."

In the latter "arrives" seemed right, versus "arrive" in the former sentence. Why is that?
 
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lucky you is third person. It's a mention of you instead of a use?

this is what I saw in Maui
 
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That's what Shu thought. Thanks, goofy!
 
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