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Victo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
'informed of' / 'informed about'
Can we use 'of' and 'about' with both 'inform' and 'informed'? Is one preferred over the other?
Are all four correct below?
1. I was informed of the incident via email.
2. I was informed about the incident via email.
3. Please inform me about what takes place at the meeting.
4. Please inform me of what takes place at the meeting.
Thank you.
Are all four correct below?
1. I was informed of the incident via email.
2. I was informed about the incident via email.
3. Please inform me about what takes place at the meeting.
4. Please inform me of what takes place at the meeting.
Thank you.
Top answer
Hi There is a slight difference. "Of" is usual when a basic fact, or quite brief information ,is told to a person; "about" is usual when something is being described in more detail. So ...
- Hi There is a slight difference.
- "Of" is usual when a basic fact, or quite brief information ,is told to a person; "about" is usual when something is being described in more detail.
- So ...
- 1.
- I was informed of the incident via email [= I was first told that the incident had happened by email] 2.
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Hi
There is a slight difference. "Of" is usual when a basic fact, or quite brief information ,is told to a person; "about" is usual when something is being described in more detail. So ...
1. I was informed of the incident via email
[= I was first told that the incident had happened by email]
2. I was informed about the incident via email.
[= I w
There is a slight difference. "Of" is usual when a basic fact, or quite brief information ,is told to a person; "about" is usual when something is being described in more detail. So ...
1. I was informed of the incident via email
[= I was first told that the incident had happened by email]
2. I was informed about the incident via email.
[= I w
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