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Tiratum Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

have yet to be discussed & have not yet to be discussed

any difference between have yet to be discussed& have not yet to be discussed?

thank for your help in advance
  

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The main difference to me is that I understand the first one (=still have to be discussed), but the second seems quite strange - to me at least - (haven't been discussed yet? )... Let's wait for a native...

  • The main difference to me is that I understand the first one (=still have to be discussed), but the second seems quite strange - to me at least - (haven't been discussed yet?
  • )...
  • Let's wait for a native...
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The main difference to me is that I understand the first one (=still have to be discussed), but the second seems quite strange - to me at least - (haven't been discussed yet? don't have to be discussed yet?)...

Let's wait for a native...
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thanks pieanne.

I wonder if there is any difference between " have yet" & "have not yet".

I learned that the word "not" should come along with "yet", ie. "have not yet", but I don't quite understand "have yet
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As far as I know, 'have' can come along with 'yet' in a question.

An example is: Have you finished reading the story yet?

P.S. I still have no answer to your question.
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"This is yet to be discussed" = "this remains to be discussed".
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Dear Tiratum,

It is my opinion that you may say «it has yet to be discussed». It is my opinion that you may also say «it has not yet been discussed».

I do not however believe that you may say «it has not yet to be discussed».

But let us wait and see what natives say.
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From http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=92007&dict=CALD

have yet to
If you have yet to do something, you have not done it:
They have yet to make a decision.
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Thank you for all of you,

I think I understand it a bit more from the answer given by Pieanne, and I think I should adjust the sentence to as what Goldmund said.

1. “it has yet to be discussed”

2. “it has not yet been discussed”

then, are there any differences in meaning?
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Sometimes, though not often, "yet" is a synonym for "still". Such is the case in:

It has yet to be discussed. = It still has to be discussed.

Such is not the case in:

It has not yet been discussed.

where "yet" means "up to this point in time".

CJ
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Native speaker here. Emotion: smile

I know this question was asked three years ago, so this answer won't help the original poster; but si

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