Hazem
Which one of these example is correct?and why?
One company vice presi-
dent told me of this method, which he says works well for him
One company vice presi-
dent told me(about ) this method, which he says works well for him:
Jun 24, 2019 10:12 PM
Answers · 5
google ngrams are helpful
https://books.google.com/ngrams
Comparison of "told him of" and "told him about"
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=told+him+of%2C+told+him+about&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ctold%20him%20of%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Ctold%20him%20about%3B%2Cc0
June 24, 2019
They are both fine. Preference will vary depending on country and individual.
June 24, 2019
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