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- Know about vs. know of - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
To me it seems like 'know about' is used in every situation and the use of 'know of' is mostly limited to 'not that I know of' expression Short google search seems to support my point of view, there are articles named '10 things I know about journalism' where person is speaking from the experience and not that many encounters of 'know of
- Usage of the phrase you dont know what you dont know
We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones
- Should I use did you know or do you know to introduce a fact?
I think 'did you know' is used to represent past facts Eg:'Did you know that some dinosaurs’ tails were over 45 feet long?',whereas "Do you know' is used to represent present future facts Eg:"Do you know that some stars produce the same enrgy in six seconds as the sun does in a year?"However, I would go with 'Did you know'
- verb agreement - doesnt know vs dont know - English Language . . .
It's not just you that don't know However, I am having trouble figuring out why (or whether) this is the correct way to write the sentence, as opposed to: 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
- How do you handle that that? The double that problem
"I know that it is true" becomes "I know it is true " I simply omit the word "that" and it still works "That that is true" becomes "That which is true" or simply, "The truth " I do this not because it is grammatically incorrect, but because it is more aesthetically pleasing The overuse of the word "that" is a hallmark of lazy speech
- grammar - When to use know and knows - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The ones who are included know better " because "ones" is plural, which suggests more than one individuals If you think that you should use "know" then you have to start the given sentence as "the one " because "one" is singular, after which "knows" is acceptable, such as: The one who is included knows better "
- word choice - Could you please vs Could you kindly - English . . .
I am a non-native speaker of English When communicating with a professor, would it be better to use could you kindly send me the document or could you please send me the document?
- How to use you know - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Person B: Oh, you know it's complicated It can also mean "I think you should know" or "for your information" Examples: You know, if you don't shape up soon, I might be forced to fire you If you keep doing that, you'll catch a cold, you know It can also mean "come to think of it" when introducing a sentence: You know, that's really not a
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