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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

'informed of' vs 'informed about'

Is there a difference between 'informed of' and 'informed about', or are they interchangeable?

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goronsky are they interchangeable? Often, but not completely. For example, I'd interpret these examples as shown in parentheses: Karen informed her boss of her mother's illness.

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  • goronsky are they interchangeable?
  • Often, but not completely.
  • For example, I'd interpret these examples as shown in parentheses: Karen informed her boss of her mother's illness.
  • (told him that her mother was ill) The doctor informed her about her mother's illness .
  • (gave her details concerning the illness) CJ
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goronskyare they interchangeable?
Often, but not completely. For example, I'd interpret these examples as shown in parentheses:

Karen informed her boss of her mother's illness. (told him that her mother was ill)
The doctor informed her about her mother's illness. (gave her details concerning the illness)

CJ
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So 'informed of' means the person is being made aware of something for the first time, but 'informed about' means he or she had prior knowledge of something (and more details were added or given)?
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goronskySo 'informed of' means the person is being made aware of something for the first time,
That sounds about right. Yes.
goronsky'informed about' means he or she had prior knowledge of something (and more details were added or given)?
Not necessarily any prior knowledge. In the given example above, the doctor might have
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