Use of Preposition ABOUT - Prepositions in English

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Minute. Today we're looking at prepositions and the first preposition

we're going to talk to you about is about talk about about A B O U T and

how do we use it so first example of it is about an approximation. so what time

will you be home I'd be home about 10 o'clock

it doesn't mean exactly at 10 o'clock it could be a little bit before or it could

be a little bit after so I will be there about 10 o'clock so approximately

approximation okay then when we use about we can use it when we're giving

specific information about a subject about a subject so what does this book

about oh the book is about a boy who gets lost in the forest so we're giving

you specific information on the subject of the book and then when we're asking

questions for example you go into an office and you can't see anybody you

might say is there anybody about what this means is there anybody here that

can help me okay and in one final example is when we want to make a

suggestion okay how about going to the movies tonight

how about having a pizza how about meeting up with our friends so you're

asking a question but you're also making a suggestion okay so these are ways of

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