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Seti Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Facts of or about?
Hi
I'm confused about when to use "of" or "about" as in, for example:
Facts about Christmas.
Facts of Christmas.
To me, I think "about" sounds better, but I cannot motivate why. But another phrase like "facts of/about life" doesn't seem quite as obvious:
Facts about life.
Facts of life.
Here, I'm leaning towards "of".
Is there a formal grammar rule concerning this?
I'm confused about when to use "of" or "about" as in, for example:
Facts about Christmas.
Facts of Christmas.
To me, I think "about" sounds better, but I cannot motivate why. But another phrase like "facts of/about life" doesn't seem quite as obvious:
Facts about life.
Facts of life.
Here, I'm leaning towards "of".
Is there a formal grammar rule concerning this?
Top answer
Hello, seti. It's Facts about Christmas . When something is the subject of a fact, then that fact is about it.
- Hello, seti.
- It's Facts about Christmas .
- When something is the subject of a fact, then that fact is about it.
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- Facts about smoking .
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Hello, seti. It's Facts about Christmas.
When something is the subject of a fact, then that fact is about it.
e.g. Facts about smoking.
However, it may happen that, for example, the fact is being associated with something that's not its topic. In such case, you may want to use of:
e.g. Facts of history.
When something is the subject of a fact, then that fact is about it.
e.g. Facts about smoking.
However, it may happen that, for example, the fact is being associated with something that's not its topic. In such case, you may want to use of:
e.g. Facts of history.
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Ah, okay now I get it! Thanks for the clear answer.
Is there a good dictionary or grammar book where I can read about these things? webster isn't very useful in this respect.
Is there a good dictionary or grammar book where I can read about these things? webster isn't very useful in this respect.
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setiIs there a good dictionary or grammar book where I can read about these things? webster isn't very useful in this respect.Actually I myself am a student, just as yourself, and figuring out properly as to which preposition suits a particular case has been a challenge for me.
But I do believe that the web makes for a good source of info on virtually
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setiIs there a good dictionary or grammar book where I can read about these things? webster isn't very useful in this respect.Read, read, read, read, read. Exposure is the only way to get prepositions. There are too many of them and too many cases to memorize them. Read.
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