- 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
- 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
- meaning - Known unknown vs. unknown known - English Language . . .
But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know "Known unknown" implies there are things we know we don't know, while "unknown known" could imply things we know but don't yet realize the value Thus, there is a difference in meaning
- 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
- Know now vs. now know - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The sentence I'm writing goes like this: 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
- How do you handle that that? The double that problem
Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew whether it was accep
- Which is correct: So far as I know or As far as I know?
Thus, "As far as I know, Bob is happy" over "Bob is happy, so far as I know" They are equivalent in meaning therefore, but choice of one over another betrays, for me, certain prejudices I also sense that "so far as" sounds slightly antiquated and is losing ground
- No, I dont or No, I do not in responding English questions
I know you can answer with a fuller response like "No, I don't like ice cream" but why should it be, "No, I don't" rather than, "No, I do not"? This has been puzzling me for years I think both answers are acceptable to me I just want to know if there are any syntactical rules behind this
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