Perplexing sentences
1. I am familiar with this place.
2. This place is familiar to me.
I think there's a difference between 'familiar with' & 'familiar to' . I guess the first sentence means " I know this place" . I am familiar with something, but something is familiar to me. Am I right? Is that the real difference between 'familiar with' and 'familiar to'?
Top answer
familiar with is followed by the thing someone is familiar with, and the person who finds it familiar will be mentioned earlier as the subject of the sentence. familiar to is followed by the person who is familiar with something, and the thing this person is familiar with will be mentioned earlier as the subject of the sentence. I' m familiar with that book title , but I've never read the book.
- familiar with is followed by the thing someone is familiar with, and the person who finds it familiar will be mentioned earlier as the subject of the sentence.
- familiar to is followed by the person who is familiar with something, and the thing this person is familiar with will be mentioned earlier as the subject of the sentence.
- I' m familiar with that book title , but I've never read the book.
- If you 're not familiar with mountain bikes , you should see the man at the bike shop on Grand Avenue.
- The expression "cat's pajamas" is not familiar to most young people these days.
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familiar with is followed by the thing someone is familiar with, and the person who finds it familiar will be mentioned earlier as the subject of the sentence.
familiar to is followed by the person who is familiar with something, and the thing this person is familiar with will be mentioned earlier as the subject of the sentence.
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