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Carrot Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Of or About?

0 Which expression is correct when it's led by HEAR, THINK, and alike verbs.... and if both are ok, then what is a difference?02br
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00I know the different in this case, in the verb CARE, but it's the only one... can you explain it to me? 02br
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" 02br 02br 00I say both "think of" and "think about" 02font 01font 00sometimes, ie. when I'm talking about someone. 02br 02br 02font 00 0-

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  • " 02br 02br 00I say both "think of" and "think about" 02font 01font 00sometimes, ie.
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0 01font00Hi Carrot,02br
00When you say 01i00"I'm thinking of something."02i00, it means "you have an image of it in you mind", kinda like "you're imagining it" or " you're dreaming of it"02br
00And 01i00"I'm thinking about that job." 02i00or 01i00"02i02font01font
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0 01font00Hi again,02br
00I've just found out the difference between "hear of" and "hear about". Here you are.02font02br
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00"To hear of something" means to be informed about it, to learn of it or to farmiliar with it...02br
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0Hi 05002br
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00Thanks for these explaines 05100 in the "think" case, I thought it was exactly opposite, so when we consider something, we use think of, and about is used with the dreams... but i was not sure, and that's why i asked 05202br
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00Thank you 053010id111id512id113id5
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0 Hi, i am repeating the question, but now the verb is remind... What's up with this verb in the "of or about" case?0-
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0 01i00to remind (someone) of02i00 is to bring to mind. You weren't thinking about elephants, but as you looked up in the sky, you saw a cloud that was similar in shape to an elephant. The cloud formation 01u00reminded you of02u00 an elephant. When we begin to think about something because we see or hear something similar to it, we say that t
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0 01i00hear of, hear (something) about02i02br
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00 It would be surprising if you had never 01u00heard of02u00 'global warming', but even if you've never 01u00heard of it02u00, you'll be 01u00hearing a lot about it02u00 in the coming years.02br
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01font00I 've found another way to distinguish when to use "hear about" and "hear of". I think this is more proper than my last post about it.02br
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00- To hear about sth: to be informed about it or 02font01font00to
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0Thanks a lot guys.. Your posts were so helpful, and I think I finally get it now 05002br
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