About 327,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. "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 …

  2. “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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. "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.

  5. "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" …

  6. What is the correct definition and usage of "for all I know"?

    For all I know, there may be someone with you now. sounds like someone's wife on the phone with their husband who suspects they've been cheating. The wife can only go by the denial …

  7. 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 …

  8. Is there a word for the phrase "I don't know what I don't know"?

    No - I don't know what the 26th brightest star in the constellation of Rigel is called. That's a known unknown (to me). A question I know has an answer, which answer I do not know. But OP is …

  9. How to use "you know" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    For a non-native speaker like me, I am always wondering how to use you know correctly, as in the following sentence: Alright, well, for example, like on Saturdays, y’know, what I liked to do ...

  10. Usage of the phrase "you don't know what you don't know"

    Feb 25, 2012 · What is the correct usage of phrase "you don't know what you don't know"? Can it be used in formal conversation/writing?