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- Know about vs. know of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
To me it seems like 'know about' is used in every situation and the use of 'know of' is mostly limited to 'not that I know of' expression Short google search seems to support my point of view, there are articles named '10 things I know about journalism' where person is speaking from the experience and not that many encounters of 'know of
- differences - to know vs to know about - English Language Usage Stack . . .
I know about electrical engineering -- I've read about it a few times and know more or less what it is I know electrical engineering -- I have a degree in the subject and know how to do engineering stuff I know about his pain -- I've seen him limp and I've heard him complain
- differences - How to use know and realize correctly - English . . .
To know something is more long-term, perhaps after having realized it The first definition for know is: to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty They sound similar, but in usage to realize something is more of an "aha!" moment, while knowing something can last far longer than that
- doesnt know vs dont know [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
It's not just you that don't know However, I am having trouble figuring out why (or whether) this is the correct way to write the sentence, as opposed to: It's not just you that doesn't know Now, according to owl purdue edu, we should use "doesn't" when the subject is singular (except when the subject is "you" or "I"), and "don't" otherwise
- Usage of the phrase you dont know what you dont know
We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones
- Which is correct: So far as I know or As far as I know?
"As far as I know" is the idiomatic expression I'm familiar with as far as conj To the degree or extent that: They returned at nine, as far as we know Usage Note: As far as the Usage Panel is concerned, as far as had better be followed by both a subject and a form of go or be concerned
- Know now vs. now know - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
As much as I love the pure sciences, I know now a well-rounded education is valuable But the words "know" and "now" are so similar that every time I read it, I keep reading it as "I now know" and go back after realizing my mistake The sentence comes near the end of my essay, so such interruption really breaks the flow of the writing
- How do you handle that that? The double that problem
"I know that it is true" becomes "I know it is true " I simply omit the word "that" and it still works "That that is true" becomes "That which is true" or simply, "The truth " I do this not because it is grammatically incorrect, but because it is more aesthetically pleasing The overuse of the word "that" is a hallmark of lazy speech
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