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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
- whats the difference between I know. and I know that. ?
In dialog, you would usually say "I know that" as a simple statement "I know" would be accompanied either by a gesture such as holding up your hand with the palm toward the other person to signify that he doesn't need to say any more, or by significant stress on the words to send the same message This may not apply outside the US
- 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'
- 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 "
- 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
- 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?
- Know now vs. now know - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 every time I read it, I keep reading it as "I now know" and go back after realizing my mistake The sentence comes near the end of my essay, so such interruption really breaks the flow of the writing
- meaning - Known unknown vs. unknown known - English Language . . .
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 "Known unknown" implies there are things we know we don't know, while "unknown known" could imply things we know but don't yet realize the value
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