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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Of / about
Is the meaning of 'of' close to the meaning of 'about' in some sentences?
The following sentence is my example for that question.
1a. Rich people easily buy luxury items to brag of their social status.
1b. Rich people easily buy luxury items to brag about their social status.
2a. He worrys of his brother.
2b. He worrys about his brother.
And could you tell me what are differences between 2b and 2c?
2c. He is worried about his brother.
Thank you.
The following sentence is my example for that question.
1a. Rich people easily buy luxury items to brag of their social status.
1b. Rich people easily buy luxury items to brag about their social status.
2a. He worrys of his brother.
2b. He worrys about his brother.
And could you tell me what are differences between 2b and 2c?
2c. He is worried about his brother.
Thank you.
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1a. 1b. Rich people buy luxury items to brag about their social status.
- 1a.
- 1b.
- Rich people buy luxury items to brag about their social status.
- Yup, they carry the same meaning.
- "He worries of his brother" sounds very odd to me, far better to use 'about' instead.
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lucas21cIs the meaning of 'of' close to the meaning of 'about' in some sentences?The following sentence is my example for that question.1a. Rich people buy luxury items to brag of their social status.1b. Rich people buy luxury items to brag about their social status.Yup, they carry the same meaning.
"He worries of his brother" sounds very odd to me,
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