I know or I've known

lawn2llawn2I think both are fine. Am I right?

Yes, you're right.

lawn2llawn2But, if I use "meet", then I should say "the toughest woman I've ever met is her". I can't say "the toughest woman I meet is her". Do I get hav

"She is the toughest woman I know/ I have ever known" sounds more natural.

-She was the greatest bore I have ever known.

-She was the greatest bore I ever knew.

Do they mean the same?

Johnson13Do they mean the same?

For most practical purposes, yes, they have the same meaning.

... I have ever known means until now.
... I ever knew seems to say 'at that period of time that I am talking about', not necessarily including all time until now. But ever indicates all time until now, so it can sound a little contr

Thank you, CJ.

Here's part of a diary entry by a Briton:

Having however like idiots left our jackets in the boat-house at Teddington we had to march in without coats and were served by the cheekiest of maids ever I saw who said she thought we were the carpenters come to mend the house.

1. Is this EVER I SAW structure different from the I EVER KNEW structure?

Johnson131. Is this EVER I SAW structure different from the I EVER KNEW structure?

No, except for the position of ever.

Johnson132. Is it possible that the writer is implying that he no longer sees maids?

No. He had never seen any maids who were cheekier up to the time of the episode he recorded in the diary entry.