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Marco Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
It's about / it's all about
Which should be used when someone tries to explain something?
Context:
A. What was that?
B1. It's about a new type of ....
B2. It's all about a new type of ...
Context:
A. What was that?
B1. It's about a new type of ....
B2. It's all about a new type of ...
Top answer
B1 is perhaps stylistically slightly better: 'all' is a rather informal intensifier that is not really necessary. Grammatically, however, both are OK; the difference is negligible.
- B1 is perhaps stylistically slightly better: 'all' is a rather informal intensifier that is not really necessary.
- Grammatically, however, both are OK; the difference is negligible.
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B1 is perhaps stylistically slightly better: 'all' is a rather informal intensifier that is not really necessary. Grammatically, however, both are OK; the difference is negligible.
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