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Marold Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Hear of

"I would like to tell you something about the disaster you all have certainly heard of."

I am interested in the highlighted part how to form it correctly. If a preposition after "heard" should be left out or whether it is better to use about?

Thanks in advance.
  

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The preposition is needed. You cannot say to hear a disaster . There is one above in the sentence, so it is stylistically better to use of rather than about at the end.

— Cool Breeze

  • The preposition is needed.
  • You cannot say to hear a disaster .
  • There is one above in the sentence, so it is stylistically better to use of rather than about at the end.
  • CB
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The preposition is needed. You cannot say to hear a disaster. There is one above in the sentence, so it is stylistically better to use of rather than about at the end.

CB
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Cool BreezeThere is one above in the sentence, …
You mean about, right? If so, I agree.
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Aspara Gus Cool BreezeThere is one above in the sentence, …You mean about, right? If so, I agree.
Yes, of course. I'm getting absent-minded! Thanks for the correction.
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So the conclusion is that I should rather use: of or aboutat the end of the sentence? Emotion: big smile
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to hear of seems to me the more idiomatic choice, but to hear about also works.

to hear about indicates a more thorough knowledge of the details. to hear of need not be anything more than having heard the word.

— Tom has sciatica.
— Sciatica? What's that? I've never heard of it.

— Tom has sciatica.
— That's p
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Yes, I share the same opinion. Thanks! Emotion: smile
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