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- Know about vs. know of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Recently one of my friends told me that there is distinct difference between 'know of something' and 'know about something' expressions 'know of' is used when you have personal experience with wha
- “aware” vs “know” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
For me, know implies knowledge of details or individual pieces, while am aware of implies a knowledge only of a whole Using your example, knowing my rights means that I know I have the right to remain silent, the right to be represented by an attorney, etc Being aware of my rights might mean the same thing, but implies that I know that I do have rights, but am not sure what those rights are
- Which is correct? Did you know? or Do you know? [closed]
Therefore, saying "did you know" asks if you have previously known something "Do" is the present tense, so saying "do you know" would ask if you currently know
- Usage of the phrase you dont know what you dont know
What is the correct usage of phrase "you don't know what you don't know"? Can it be used in formal conversation writing?
- “I know“ or “I do know” - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Possibly, "I do know that" can in fact only be used, when, you are answering the question of whether or not you know the issue at hand (or your knowledge has been called in to question, and you are answering that challenge) Let's say "out of the blue" you wanted to state that "you know that" -- and you wanted an emphatic version
- doesnt know vs dont know [duplicate] - English Language Usage . . .
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 But in the example above, I am having a hard time figuring out what exactly the subject is and whether it is singular
- Please let me know. - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Why would you have a problem with this? Please let me know as soon as you figure it out
- Is there a word for the phrase I dont know what I dont know?
No - I don't know what the 26th brightest star in the constellation of Rigel is called That's a known unknown (to me) A question I know has an answer, which answer I do not know But OP is saying that he doesn't know what the next snarl-up will be (but he's confident there will be a near-inexhaustible supply) He's trying to anticipate potential problems - unknown unknowns
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