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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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What is a difference between of and about?

please explain difference between " of" and " about" ?
As an example, I came across a sentence that read:
Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt
  

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" please explain difference between " of" and " about" ? As an example, I came across a sentence that read: Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt. " There is no difference in meaning between " about " and " of " in the sentence ' Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt' .

— Anonymous

  • " please explain difference between " of" and " about" ?
  • As an example, I came across a sentence that read: Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt.
  • " There is no difference in meaning between " about " and " of " in the sentence ' Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt' .
  • Both " about " and " of " are prepositions, here, meaning " on the subject of; having as a subject ".
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"please explain difference between " of" and " about" ?

As an example, I came across a sentence that read:

Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt."

There is no difference in meaning between "about" and "of" in the sentence 'Seven Pillars was a story abo
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Anonymousplease explain difference between " of" and " about" ?As an example, I came across a sentence that read: Seven Pillars was a story about the Arab Revolt and not the story of the Arab Revolt
Hello,

I think when you say "story about the Arab Revolt" you mean a story which just has something to do with it; for example you can talk ab
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