Tan Elaine
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Can the verb 'explain' be used with 'about'?
I remember reading that 'explain' as a verb cannot be used with 'about'. Is this the same case as 'mention about' which I wrote about in an earlier post?
I checked the British National Corpus and I found 'explain' and 'explain about' being used. I am really confused.
Thanks.
I remember reading that 'explain' as a verb cannot be used with 'about'. Is this the same case as 'mention about' which I wrote about in an earlier post?
I checked the British National Corpus and I found 'explain' and 'explain about' being used. I am really confused.
Thanks.
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