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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'dream of' or 'dream about?'
Do you use both 'dream of' and ' dream about interchangeably?
You never carry it out. You can only dream of/about it.
You never carry it out. You can only dream of/about it.
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They can sometimes be interchanged, but not always. " (Here "about" cannot be substituted. " ("About" cannot be substituted here.
- They can sometimes be interchanged, but not always.
- " (Here "about" cannot be substituted.
- " ("About" cannot be substituted here.
- " (This is idiomatic and the wording is set.
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They can sometimes be interchanged, but not always. For example:
"I dreamed of/about you last night." (Here they are interchangeable.)
"I wouldn't dream of asking you for money." (Here "about" cannot be substituted. This is idiomatic, and idiomatic expressions typically have set wording.)
"This was the dream of my father when he started his business." ("About" canno
"I dreamed of/about you last night." (Here they are interchangeable.)
"I wouldn't dream of asking you for money." (Here "about" cannot be substituted. This is idiomatic, and idiomatic expressions typically have set wording.)
"This was the dream of my father when he started his business." ("About" canno
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