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chinagary
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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:16 am Post subject: "learn of " or "learn" |
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Dear sir or madam,
Why do you say "learn the news" but "learn of someone's success or arrival"? |
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: Re: "learn of " or "learn" |
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| chinagary wrote: |
| Why do you say "learn the news" but "learn of someone's success or arrival"? |
Typically we say "learn something" when we learn details about that something, but we usually say "learn of/about something" when we just learn general ideas about something but not so much details.
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