"He/she is the (adverb) person I'm yet to meet."

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Hello all.So I have been debating with a fellow student, over another person's use of English. The exact sentence was; "He is the nicest person I'm yet to meet."Now he believe's that this is completely incorrect, and that the correct way to say it would be; "I'm yet to meet a nicer person."I agree that this is a better way of writing it, however I cannot be certain that the first statement is entirely 'incorrect'.  Could someone please shed some light on this? Thank you.

Mekkalomp · Accepted Answer

I think there is a difference in meaning between "He is the nicest person I'm yet to meet" and "I'm yet to meet a nicer person".

The first sentence is wrong because you didnt add whom between person and I'm. In my opinion 'He is the nicest person whom I'm yet to meet' is the correct version. But keep in mind I am a ESL, so this answer might be wrong.

Avangi · Answer

Anonymous"He is the nicest person I'm yet to meet."

It's illogical.
If you're "yet to meet him," you have no basis on which to judge his niceness. (You haven't met him yet.)

Anonymous"I'm yet to meet a nicer person."

This is not idiomatic.
It would mean perhaps that you have met several very nice people, and you now expect to meet an even nicer person.
(We really don't use this!) You might say, "I'm about to meet a nicer person."

We say, "I've (I have) yet to meet a nicer person."
(The implication is that you don't expect to ever meet a nicer person.)

"He/she is the (adverb) person I'm yet to meet."

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