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About that
Something like that
| About that | Something like that | |
|---|---|---|
| Aussprache | 🇬🇧 //əˈbaʊt ðæt//🇺🇸 //əˈbaʊt ðæt// | 🇬🇧 //ˈsʌmθɪŋ laɪk ðæt//🇺🇸 //ˈsʌmθɪŋ laɪk ðæt// |
| Bedeutung | Bezüglich etwas, das erwähnt wurdeRegarding something that was mentioned | A phrase used to refer to similar things or ideas. |
| Beispiel | About that project we discussed last week, do you have any updates? | I enjoy outdoor sports, like hiking and biking, or something like that. |
| Register | Neutral | Informell |
| Wie häufig | Top 3.000 (häufig) | Top 5.000 (recht häufig) |
| Kollokationen | talk about that, worry about that, think about that | say something like that, do something like that, feel something like that |
| Häufige Fehler | Using 'about this' when referring to a past topic., Confusing with 'after that' in terms of topic reference., Omitting 'that' and saying just 'about' which makes it unclear. | Using in formal contexts where precise language is required., Not using it when someone asks for clarification, leading to confusion., Confusing it with 'like this' which refers to something specific. |
| Hinweise zur Verwendung | Verwende 'Apropos' in Gesprächen, wenn du dich auf ein früheres Thema beziehst. Es kann locker klingen und sollte in formellen Texten vermieden werden.Use 'about that' in conversational contexts when referencing a previous topic. It may sound casual and is best avoided in formal writing. | Commonly used in conversation to express similarity or approximation. Best avoided in formal writing. |
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Häufige Fragen: About that vs Something like that
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen About that und Something like that?
About that: Regarding something that was mentioned Something like that: A phrase used to refer to similar things or ideas.
Was ist formeller: About that und Something like that?
About that ist davon am formellsten.
Was ist häufiger: About that und Something like that?
About that ist im Alltagsenglisch am häufigsten.
Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?
About that: About that project we discussed last week, do you have any updates? Something like that: I enjoy outdoor sports, like hiking and biking, or something like that.
Kann ich About that und Something like that austauschbar verwenden?
Nicht immer. About that und Something like that sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.