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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
- 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
- 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 "
- 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
- Correctly say I will let you know with further updates
I think it would be better to say, "I'll keep you in the loop" Keep someone in the loop - To furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision-making process
- Idiom phrase which means to pretend not to understand or know
Neither of these accurately reflect what the OP wants 'Fronting' is more likely to mean the person is is pretending to know more than they do Taking the piss - yes somebody pretending not to know something, could be described as 'taking the piss', but refers to people being untruthful in general, it's not specific to pretend ignorance
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