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Default Re: I have "yet" to figure this out.

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Quote clivehawkins View Post
No, it's not affirmative.
It means "I haven't figured it out yet"

I've yet to book the flights \ I haven't booked the flights yet
She's yet to apologize \ She hasn't apologized yet
We've yet to hear the results \ We haven't heard the results yet

It seems to be some form of inversion. It certainly makes it sound more formal.
So can we lump 'yet' (in this case) in with 'no' 'not' and 'never' as a negative marker?
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