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...

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.

Jul 17, 2018 · If you want to know if your friend knew at the time, you speak in the past tense. If you want to ask your friend if he or she knows at the moment, then speak in the present tense.

For me, know implies knowledge of details or individual pieces, while am aware of implies a knowledge only of a whole. Using your example, knowing my rights means that I know I have the right to remain …

Possible duplicate of "Know about" vs. "know of". Also What are the differences between “know”, “know about”, and “know of”? on English Language Learners, which is probably a better site for questions …

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" otherwise. …

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.

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 every time I …

Jul 17, 2022 · In my understanding, ' as we know it ' usually follows a noun phrase and means like The building as we know it = the version/condition of the building we know now. First, I'm not sure about …

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 …