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"think of" and "thinkabout"


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06:15 PM Mar 05 2000 | Reply

momo

United States

<!-==text==begin==-> Hi there!How’s itgoing? Are you guys having good weekend? Here inSan Francisco, we have cloudy weather and I’m bitupset, because it ruined my picnic plan :( Weeven had rainstorm yeaterday! I can’t wait thetime when the rain season is over. Hope you havenice weather. I don’t know why but the weatherinfuences me very much…

Anyway, I got an emailfrom my “close” friend and I want to know thedifference between “think of you” and “think aboutyou”. Even though there is a tiny differencebetween the meanings, it’s going to make a bigdifference in our relationship, so please help meunderstand the nuance in those expressions.Thanks!

Later,
Momo

 

08:33 PM Mar 05 2000 | Reply

momo

United States

<!-==text==begin==-> Hi Woodsy!Thank you foryour quick help! It was very helpful. I guess myfriend spend more time than I expect to considerme:) Anyway, as for your “challenge”, I somehowknow the meaning of them, but very vague. I tihnk”think through” means you think bout somethingvery carefully to figure out a right solution orto reach a conclusion. And “think up” means toinvent something or to propose something, I guess.Again, thank you for your help and hope you havesunshine someday:)

Momo
ps. Sorry to tellyou this, but it’s kind of hard for me topronounce your name. How do I say your name??

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07:01 PM Mar 06 2000 | Reply

momo

United States

<!-==text==begin==-> Hi Woodsy!Phrasal verbsalways bother me. They look similar but havetotally different meanings. One of my friends hastrouble with using a phrasal verb with “hang”,such as hang out, hang around, hang up, hang on,and so on. People use those expressions a lot andif she gets all the differences in meaning, it’sgoing to be very useful for her. I told her themeanings but she hasn’t acquired them yet. Iguess she needs to hear and to practice thoseexpressions a lot more in her everydaylife.

Anyway, I know some of the meanings of thephrasal verbs you put in your posting:

piss off- to make someone angry
make out-to kiss (I guess this is mostly used by highschool kids)
slack off- to do carelesswork
blow away- to surprise or amazesomeone

I don’t know the others, though I’veheard of “suck up” which means to flatter (or tobutter up: another phrasal verb!). I don’t knowthe meanings of “sack up” and “mess around”. Whatdo they mean, Woodsy?

Momo

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07:50 AM Jan 20 2009 | Reply

petcharat

petcharat

Thailand

 

hello !

may i be your pupil ? hee

i will fllow the lesson ..ahead ..

Thanks so much ..such a useful lesson really ..

03:11 AM Jan 22 2009 | Reply

Mystery

Mystery

Christmas Island

Momo, who are you talking to? Something is missing here.