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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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" …

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 …

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 …