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Apricots Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
teach about?
Hello,
which one of these two sentences would be correct?
I taught myself about HTML.
I taught myself HTML.
Thanks.
which one of these two sentences would be correct?
I taught myself about HTML.
I taught myself HTML.
Thanks.
Top answer
I think you need the 'about'. I taught myself Italian; I taught myself to play Bridge; I taught myself the scales on the piano.
- I think you need the 'about'.
- I taught myself Italian; I taught myself to play Bridge; I taught myself the scales on the piano.
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I think you need the 'about'. I taught myself Italian; I taught myself to play Bridge; I taught myself the scales on the piano.
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Thank you Philip. But since HTML is a language (well, even though you can't really speak it but ) just like Italian you mentioned,
) just like Italian you mentioned,00
Hi Kate,
From my own experience, I think the sentence "I taught myself HTML" is more natural. I have seen this structure somewhere on the Internet.
From my own experience, I think the sentence "I taught myself HTML" is more natural. I have seen this structure somewhere on the Internet.
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Hi Kate,
Both sentences are grammatical, and the meanings are very slightly different.
"I taught myself HTML" is probably what you want. It means I learnt to write HTML; I became proficient in using it.
"I taught myself about HTML" means I did some study, and found out what HTML is. So I now know some things about it, but I'm necessarily able to use it or write it.
Both sentences are grammatical, and the meanings are very slightly different.
"I taught myself HTML" is probably what you want. It means I learnt to write HTML; I became proficient in using it.
"I taught myself about HTML" means I did some study, and found out what HTML is. So I now know some things about it, but I'm necessarily able to use it or write it.
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