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1-He did not know about you and me.

Does this mean:
a-He did not know that we were having a romantic relationship
b-He did not know that something had happened to us


Could one say, for instance:
2-He knew that Harry, Jeff and Patrick were ill, but he did not know about you and me. (ie. he did not know that we were ill)
 

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1-He did not know about you and me.

Does this mean:
a-He did not know that we were having a romantic relationship
b-He did not know that something had happened to us
It could mean either of the above.


Could one say, for instance:
2-He knew that Harry, Jeff and Patrick were ill, but he did not know about you and me. (ie. he did not know that we were ill) Yes.
Bhai.
 

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Navi, your first sentence would have been a more helpful title. We don't charge by the word.

and tells us nothing.
 

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Could one say, for instance:
2-He knew that Harry, Jeff and Patrick were ill, but he did not know about you and me. (ie. he did not know that we were ill)

One could say that sentence, but it doesn't necessarily suggest that "we" are ill. It would be better worded:

He knew that Harry, Jeff and Patrick were ill but he didn't know that we were. (There would probably be some emphasis on the word "we" when actually speaking this sentence.)
 
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