He's not who I thought he was.
An article titled "'He's not who I thought he was', says artist inviting public to deface Boris Johnson painting" says:
An artist will let the public deface a painting she did of Boris Johnson, because he’s “not who [she] thought he was”.
Helen Masacz painted the former Foreign Secretary, who was then London Mayor, in 2010, and the portrait was exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery.
But Ms Masacz, who was previously an admirer of Mr Johnson, became increasingly disillusioned by his politics, and will be taking donations from members of the public so they can paint over her work.
In context, is the use of 'who' correct in the quoted sentence?
He's not who I thought he was.
Also, how do these alternatives compare in the same context?
(1) He's not the person who I thought he was.
(2) He's not the person that I thought he was.
(3) He's not the person I thought he was.
Top answer
The antecedent is a human being, so why wouldn't "who" be fine?
- The antecedent is a human being, so why wouldn't "who" be fine?
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JungKimAlso, how do these alternatives compare in the same context?(1) He's not the person who I thought he was.(2) He's not the person that I thought he was.(3) He's not the person I thought he was.
(1) He's not the personi [who I thought he was ___i ].
(2) He's not the personi [that I thought he
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