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Ali234 Posted 20 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
as to OR about
Hi,
could we use 'about' instead of 'as to' in this sentence:
Russell claimed that we can have a great deal of knowledge as to the structure of stimuli.
when 'as to' and when 'about'?
cheers, Ali
could we use 'about' instead of 'as to' in this sentence:
Russell claimed that we can have a great deal of knowledge as to the structure of stimuli.
when 'as to' and when 'about'?
cheers, Ali
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Yes, we can use "about" alternatively. Here is the entry from the Cambridge dictionary: as to FORMAL about: He was uncertain as to which road to take. There's no decision as to when the work might start.
- Yes, we can use "about" alternatively.
- Here is the entry from the Cambridge dictionary: as to FORMAL about: He was uncertain as to which road to take.
- There's no decision as to when the work might start.
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Yes, we can use "about" alternatively. Here is the entry from the Cambridge dictionary:
as to FORMAL
about:
He was uncertain as to which road to take.
There's no decision as to when the work might start.
as to FORMAL
about:
He was uncertain as to which road to take.
There's no decision as to when the work might start.
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Both variants are possible. But, to my mind, about structure of stimuli will sound better. In fact, it is better to use the preposition about with the noun knowledge.
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