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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

please check the sentence for me

Is there any thing wrong with this sentence?

Most people know of it under the name of Bombay

thanks in advance
  

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Hello Anon I think "of" is redundant. "Know of X" is "have some information about X". Here simple "know" (=recognize, identify) would be better.

— Paco2004

  • Hello Anon I think "of" is redundant.
  • "Know of X" is "have some information about X".
  • Here simple "know" (=recognize, identify) would be better.
  • ) under the name of "Bombay" .
  • paco
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Hello Anon

I think "of" is redundant. "Know of X" is "have some information about X". Here simple "know" (=recognize, identify) would be better. Most people know it (a city?) under the name of "Bombay".

paco
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I agree, and furthermore, I would say it this way:

Most people know it by the name "Bombay".

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