First and Second Person Agreement

Hey all,

I'd like to get some opinions on this. I was thinking this afternoon about
subject/verb agreement in English, and it would seem that there is one
situation where they must NOT agree. Specifically, in sentences of the
format:

"You're the one who sees it best."

Technically, shouldn't that be "You're the one who _see_ it best?" Its
equivalent in any Romance language sure would be. "C'est toi qui le _vois_
le meilleur." Yet the same thing happens with "I". "I'm the one who wants to
go." If we rearrange that, its sounds like I wants to go.

It's almost as if there's some silent transfer to the third person within
the "who." Any ideas on a rule or an explanation for that?

.

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