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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Beware vs. beware of

when do I use "of"?
  

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In contemporary English. it is almost always used with "of" + the object. - Beware of the dog.

  • In contemporary English.
  • it is almost always used with "of" + the object.
  • - Beware of the dog.
  • Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
  • In older English, it was often used without "of": Beware the Ides of March .
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In contemporary English. it is almost always used with "of" + the object. - Beware of the dog. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

In older English, it was often used without "of": Beware the Ides of March. (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar)
I sometimes see it just as an imperative, with no object - "Beware!"

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