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ByEobs
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:45 am
Post subject: What is the difference between "think", "think of" and "thin |
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Whenever I meet those expressions, I'm curious why one wrote "the
expression" here instead of others.
I don't think any written dictionay can help me to figure it out.
Is there anybody who can help me to feel the difference?
Thanks you.
ByEobs
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Weatherlawyer
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:01 am
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between "think", "think of" and " |
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ByEobs wrote:
| Quote: | Whenever I meet those expressions, I'm curious why one wrote "the
expression" here instead of others.
I don't think any written dictionary can help me to figure it out.
Is there anybody who can help me to feel the difference?
A difficult one but have you considered that a thinking is a |
lightweight?
I think I shall think of thinking about and get back to you. (When I
have thout about thinking of, I think.)
Ta ta. |
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CDB
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 8:26 pm
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"ByEobs" <oodnus@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1130633154.199209.109370@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Whenever I meet those expressions, I'm curious why one wrote "the
expression" here instead of others.
I don't think any written dictionay can help me to figure it out.
Is there anybody who can help me to feel the difference?
Thanks you.
ByEobs
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It helps to encourage serious answers if you put your question in the
message and not just in the title.
As you have perhaps found, the proper use of "think" is hard to
summarize. For example, "think of" and "think about" are sometimes
interchangeable, but not always. When they are, "think about" can
imply more detailed consideration than "think about".
I really think that consulting dictionaries, practicing with set
phrases, and (for feel) reading and listening to a lot of native
speakers using the language, may be your best bet. Sorry, no royal
road.
Do you know this site for definitions?
http://www.onelook.com/
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| Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:10 pm
Post subject: Re: What is the difference between "think", "think of" and " |
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ByEobs wrote:
| Quote: | Whenever I meet those expressions, I'm curious why one wrote "the
expression" here instead of others.
I don't think any written dictionay can help me to figure it out.
Is there anybody who can help me to feel the difference?
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The basic problem is that many people who are totally incapable
of thinking will say, "I think that ..." They should say, "I
believe ..."
GFH |
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blackdog
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:00 am
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ByEobs wrote:
| Quote: | Whenever I meet those expressions, I'm curious why one wrote "the
expression" here instead of others.
I don't think any written dictionay can help me to figure it out.
Is there anybody who can help me to feel the difference?
Thanks you.
ByEobs
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read this page:
http://www.ultralingua.net/index.html?service=ee&text=think+about |
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Ritsuko Murata
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:05 pm
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"blackdog" <cljlk@hotmail.com> wrote in
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ByEobs wrote:
Whenever I meet those expressions, I'm curious why one wrote "the
expression" here instead of others.
I don't think any written dictionay can help me to figure it out.
Is there anybody who can help me to feel the difference?
Thanks you.
ByEobs
read this page:
http://www.ultralingua.net/index.html?service=ee&text=think+about
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I had a quick look at the UltraLingua page and found these examples.
'think about': "She always thinks about her children first."
'think of': "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France".
These seem to me poor examples. That second one wants shooting. What do
others think?
It seems to me that 'think of' often has the meaning 'consider'. 'Think of
the children' might solicit pity, for example. Thinking ABOUT the children
is a good way to take your mind off whatever the dentist's doing to you.
Ritz (Lying back and thinking of England) |
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