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[zander7990]

whats the difference with the words "about" and "of" when using it with thinking?

ex. "i have been thinking about getting a new digital camera." and "i have been thinking of getting a new digital camera."

they are relatively the same, arent they?

[Ry]

I can't think of any differences...

I am thinking about you. I am thinking of you.
That might be a little different. But it is so subtle... and could just be in the mind of the speaker.

Ry

[lajzar]

I suspect that "of" has a slightly lower register than "about" in this context.

[Sheep-Goats]

About is more exact, of is more allusive.

To answer questions like this make a list of about five different uses of the two words -- barring access to a corpus.

For anyone but an advanced level learner, you can just tell them that they're excatly the same.

And this isn't really a grammar question, it's a vocabulary question.

[zander7990]

thanx guys for all your help!!