Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
of = about?
1. criticism of the police
1.1. People critized the police
1.2. It's the criticism about the police.
2. the arrival of the police
2.1. The police arrived
3. fear of the dark
3.1. I fear the dark.
3.2. It's the fear about the dark.
Q) Is "of" similar in meaning in particular between #1 and #1.2, and #3 and #3.2?
1.1. People critized the police
1.2. It's the criticism about the police.
2. the arrival of the police
2.1. The police arrived
3. fear of the dark
3.1. I fear the dark.
3.2. It's the fear about the dark.
Q) Is "of" similar in meaning in particular between #1 and #1.2, and #3 and #3.2?
Top answer
Criticism of sounds more direct and precise than criticism about .
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