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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
- differences - How to use know and realize correctly - English . . .
To know something is more long-term, perhaps after having realized it The first definition for know is: to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty They sound similar, but in usage to realize something is more of an "aha!" moment, while knowing something can last far longer than that
- 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'
- What does know on mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
My business partner, who is a Native English speaker, used "know on" in the email The sentence is: Now they has found out the reason why they kept asking for the delay, it turns out he know on of the their competitive units called I am not sure why he used "on"
- 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 "
- nouns - Difference between knowledge and know-how - English . . .
I think the terms knowledge and know-how are very similar The only two small differences I can think of are perhaps that know-how is a bit less formal than knowledge, and that know-how may place a little more emphasis on knowledge of how to do something practical physical, as opposed to knowledge being potentially more abstract
- meaning - to get to know someone vs to know someone - English . . .
When you know someone, you understand their personality and quirks: you understand their sense of humor, you know what irritates them, you can tell when they're feeling sad You know what sports teams they like, you know what they like to do on the weekends, you know their favorite movies or books or television programs
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