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MegaBird Posted 14 years ago
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Question Of/About

"There is no question of / about his guilt."

Does the choice of "of" or "about" make a difference?
  

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YES! " = the man is as guilty as ****. " = the man is innocent!

  • YES!
  • " = the man is as guilty as ****.
  • " = the man is innocent!
  • where deriving the real meaning is too convoluted.
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YES!

"...no question about his guilt." = the man is as guilty as ****.
'no question about' = there is no doubt about (something)

If...if you tried to use 'of'' in your sentence, it would have the meaning
"...no question of his guilt." = the man is innocent!
'no question of' = no possibility of
...where deriving the real meaning

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