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“about” tends to imply a greater familiarity and a fairly recent activity concerning it. Have you heard of Donald Trump? Yes, he’s America’s President.
- “about” tends to imply a greater familiarity and a fairly recent activity concerning it.
- Have you heard of Donald Trump?
- Yes, he’s America’s President.
- Have you heard about Donald Trump?
- No, what has he done now?
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“about” tends to imply a greater familiarity and a fairly recent activity concerning it.
Have you heard of Donald Trump? Yes, he’s America’s President.
Have you heard about Donald Trump? No, what has he done now? (In other words, I recognise the name, but not what he has done lately.)
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