I got stuck while writing this in a post
"It is you who does not want ...."
While the third person 'it' takes 'does not', when I reveal that it is 'you', should I use 'don't'?
In my final version, it's 'does not'.
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Maulik V
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2A related question: "Is “It is you who are mistaken!” correct?" – CowperKettle Dec 07 '15 at 09:03
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Possible duplicate of "It was me" or "It was I" – Damkerng T. Dec 07 '15 at 09:38
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1Duplicate? Strange! @DamkerngT. Do you see this question duplicate with confusion for the subject/object for pronoun 'me' and 'I'? – Maulik V Dec 07 '15 at 09:45
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Read my answer and you'll understand. – Damkerng T. Dec 07 '15 at 09:48
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Where's comparing second person 'you are' and third person 'it is'? @DamkerngT. The answer talks about 'me', 'I', and 'you'. Here, the confusion is 'you are' and 'it is you who' – Maulik V Dec 07 '15 at 09:54
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1@CopperKettle yes. that is quite informative. It answered me. Thanks. – Maulik V Dec 07 '15 at 09:55
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1@MaulikV Have you checked my reference? -- In any case, I chose to vote to close this question because I remembered that the stock phrase of the message would be "Possible duplicate of ...". Note the word "Possible". So, this is just my opinion, and I respect other users who may or may not agree with me. – Damkerng T. Dec 07 '15 at 09:58
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The dominant subject here is the pronoun "who." Third person. To complicate matters even further, consider this (a notch more natural sounding than your example):
Are you the one who does not wish to ...
Pretty cool, isn't it?
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2+1, but I think you should have been more specific: "third person", singular although it is obvious in this case. What if it were: all of you who...? – Lucian Sava Dec 07 '15 at 10:23
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You said 'third person'. So, it means "It is you who don't want.." is incorrect? The top rated answer here is something else. – Maulik V Dec 07 '15 at 10:25