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Anonymous · 08-May-2004, 12:42

Do these sentences mean the same:
1-He asked me where I had been.
2-He asked me about where I had been.

**henry** · 08-May-2004, 15:19

Originally Posted by navi

Do these sentences mean the same:
1-He asked me where I had been.
2-He asked me about where I had been.

I'd say yes. " about" is IMO superfluous.

:)

**Tdol** · 08-May-2004, 15:24

I'd say he's after the name of the place in the first and information about the place in the second.

**MikeNewYork** · 08-May-2004, 17:15

Originally Posted by navi

Do these sentences mean the same:
1-He asked me where I had been.
2-He asked me about where I had been.

I agree with TDOL's distinction. :wink:

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