
"Know about" vs. "know of" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Recently one of my friends told me that there is distinct difference between 'know of something' and 'know about something' expressions. 'know of' is used when you have personal experience with wha...
“know of” vs “know about” - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 7, 2019 · If you know about a subject, you have studied it or taken an interest in it, and understand part or all of it. Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.
Why do we say "he doesn't know him from Adam"?
Jun 9, 2024 · Why do you think that He doesn't know him from his schooldays means that he does know him? It would only have that sense if you added something like In fact, he first met him at university.
grammar - Is "know not" grammatically correct? - English Language ...
Jan 31, 2019 · I've just seen someone comment: We send our children to fight in a war we know not what we are fighting for. I am not English expert (it's not even my first language) but the structure just …
Which is correct: "So far as I know" or "As far as I know"?
Mar 28, 2011 · Thus, "As far as I know, Bob is happy" over "Bob is happy, so far as I know". They are equivalent in meaning therefore, but choice of one over another betrays, for me, certain prejudices. I …
phrases - "They know not of what they speak." - English Language ...
Mar 29, 2011 · The original phrase, “they know not of what they speak,” is correct, but the explanation is different. Correctly rephrased, it means: They do not know anything about (the thing) they are talking …
word usage - How to use "We require to know" or " We need to know" …
Jan 29, 2018 · How to use "We require to know" or " We need to know" in an official correspondence? How it is used when correspondence being done a. Within the organization and b. Outside the …
“I know“ or “I do know” - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Mar 25, 2015 · Possibly, "I do know that" can in fact only be used, when, you are answering the question of whether or not you know the issue at hand (or your knowledge has been called in to question, and …
Meaning and interpretation of Bilbo's "half as well" quote
Feb 29, 2016 · I always took it to mean that of all the attendees, half of them are people he doesn't know as well as he wants to, and less than half of them are people who he doesn't like as much as he should.
what's the difference between "I know." and " I know that."?
Feb 23, 2015 · Know in (1) refers to the clause that comes right before it, so there's no pronoun necessary -- it's essentially a transform of I know it's your job. In (2), however, the object of know is …