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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. 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 ...

  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. "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 …

  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. Is "those information" valid, or is it "this information"?

    Feb 19, 2015 · I know information does not have a plural form (syntaxically talking), which leads me to the following problem: The username and password are missing. I need [this/those] …

  9. "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.

  10. Is there a word or expression for someone who knows various …

    Jul 4, 2017 · Update I don't think this question is a duplicate of Is there a word for describing people who know many things but superficially? as "not specialised" isn't a synonym of …