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  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. How do you handle "that that"? The double "that" problem

    Sep 25, 2010 · Have you ever had a case where you felt compelled to include strange things like a double that in a sentence? If so, then what did you do to resolve this? For me, I never knew …

  3. word choice - "Could you please" vs "Could you kindly" - English ...

    Jan 5, 2012 · 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 …

  4. "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 …

  5. subordinate clauses - I think/know vs. I think/know that - English ...

    I wonder when verbs like think or know are followed by that; I encountered both forms, is there a difference? For example, I know that he did it. // I know he did it. Are the two sentences both

  6. grammar - When to use know and knows - English Language

    I'm confused in whether to write know or knows in the following statement:- "The ones who are included know better."? Also explain the difference between the two, thanks.

  7. 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 …

  8. 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 ...

  9. Meaning and interpretation of Bilbo's "half as well" quote

    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 …

  10. How to formally greet someone in an email that I am pleased to …

    For example, some other person introduces you via email and then you respond via email and want to say that you are pleased getting to know him. A formal greeting is required in this …