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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

conscious vs aware

Hi,

1/ Can I say aware of doing sth?

Ex: He became acutely aware of having failed his parents.

2/ Are aware and conscious interchangeable? If not, what is the difference in meaning between them?

Ex: She's very conscious of the problems involved. (a)

=She's very aware of the problems involved. (b)?

Quoc
  

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Tung Quoc Are aware and conscious interchangeable? You can say that you are conscious of a problem but conscious is more often used to refer to your physical state; awake or asleep, conscious or unconscious. You would never say that you were unconscious of the problem.

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  • Tung Quoc Are aware and conscious interchangeable?
  • You can say that you are conscious of a problem but conscious is more often used to refer to your physical state; awake or asleep, conscious or unconscious.
  • You would never say that you were unconscious of the problem.
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Tung Quoc Are aware and conscious interchangeable?
You can say that you are conscious of a problem but conscious is more often used to refer to your physical state; awake or asleep, conscious or unconscious.

You would never say that you were unconscious of the problem.
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So, do you mean (a) = (b)?

How a bout my first question?

Quoc
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Study them, esp the synonyms part, here:

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/aware

It's very good.

You should do that before posting.
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Also, use the usage notes at this site:

http://www.answers.com/conscious
http://www.answers.com/aware

They are very good too.
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Hi,

How about your opinion about my first question?

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I think 1 is OK.

The two words are very similar in this context, but see the differences where I told you. For some people such differences count.
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