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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
whereof
know whereof one speaks
Is this correct?
He knows whereof he speaks. He doesn't talk about things he knows nothing of.
He knows of what he speaks. He doesn't talk about things he knows nothing of.
Is this correct?
He knows whereof he speaks. He doesn't talk about things he knows nothing of.
He knows of what he speaks. He doesn't talk about things he knows nothing of.
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Anonymous I know whereof one speaks. Is this correct? Grammatically, it is probably correct, but it sounds very formal.
- Anonymous I know whereof one speaks.
- Is this correct?
- Grammatically, it is probably correct, but it sounds very formal.
- It would be better to say, "I know what he/she is speaking/talking about.
- He knows whereof he speaks.
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AnonymousI know whereof one speaks. Is this correct? Grammatically, it is probably correct, but it sounds very formal. It would be better to say, "I know what he/she is speaking/talking about.
He knows whereof he speaks. Again, it is grammatically correct, but a more informal way of saying this would be, "He knows what he is talking abou
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