
"Know about" vs. "know of" - English Language & Usage Stack …
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 …
“know of” vs “know about” - English Language & Usage Stack …
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 …
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 …
differences - How to use "know" and "realize" correctly - English ...
Dec 15, 2011 · To know something is more long-term, perhaps after having realized it. The first definition for know is: to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with …
"doesn't know" vs "don't know" [duplicate] - English Language
May 26, 2019 · It's not just you that doesn't know. Now, according to owl.purdue.edu, we should use "doesn't" when the subject is singular (except when the subject is "you" or "I"), and "don't" …
"Happen to know" vs. "came to know" vs. "got to know" vs. "came …
Can anyone give use cases and examples for Happen to know Came to know Got to know Came across I always gets confused in their uses.
Idiom/phrase which means "to pretend not to understand or know"
Apr 18, 2012 · Sometimes (well, often) people pretend not to understand what's going on (or pretend not to understand what the other person means, etc.) when in fact they do perfectly …
"Know now" vs. "now know" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 3, 2017 · The sentence I'm writing goes like this: As much as I love the pure sciences, I know now a well-rounded education is valuable. But the words "know" and "now" are so similar that …
Meaning and interpretation of Bilbo's "half as well" quote
Feb 29, 2016 · In The Lord of The Rings, Bilbo says the following to his assembled guests at his eleventy first birthday party: I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less …
grammar - "Name and I" or "name and me" when they are neither …
Sep 18, 2017 · It would indeed generally depend on whether or not the first person was the subject or object of the verb, but your example brings forth another grammatical rule with the …