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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 - 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Meaning and interpretation of Bilbos half as well quote
"I don't know many of you as much as I'd like" - I wish I had time to know many of you better "I like some of you less than you deserve" - I should have appreciated some of you more The language is a riddle which Bilbo enjoys and is good at, as we saw in "The Hobbit", and it adds levity to his speech to hide that he is saying goodbye to everyone
- 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)
- Happen to know vs. came to know vs. got to know vs. came across
Come to know (past: came to know) is a somewhat literary way of saying find out or learn (a fact), or become acquainted with (a person) Get to know (past: got to know) means become acquainted or better acquainted with (a person) It is also a rather colloquial alternative to come to know (a fact)
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