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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The person that I am today

Hello everyone. I have a couple of questions.

Regarding the following question:

He's made me the person that I am today.
= He's made me [ ] I am today.

Q1 What is the best word to fill in the bracket in the above sentence? Is it "what," or "who"?

Q2 Could you tell me the difference between the sentences "He's made me what I am today" and "He's made me who I am today"?
  

Top answer

For me, "what" feels rather more idiomatic, but "who" is used too. I see no difference in meaning. t1%3B%2Cmade%20me%20what%20I%20am%3B%2Cc0

— GPY

  • For me, "what" feels rather more idiomatic, but "who" is used too.
  • I see no difference in meaning.
  • t1%3B%2Cmade%20me%20what%20I%20am%3B%2Cc0
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For me, "what" feels rather more idiomatic, but "who" is used too. I see no difference in meaning. The graph below suggests that "who" is quite a recent innovation:

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I understand.
Thank you very much, GPY, for your answer and clear explanation.
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