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Latest post Fri, Dec 30 2005 1:06 PM by Mister Micawber. 1 replies.
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Cateran  +  176349 Fri, 30 Dec 05 07:53 AM

1. What do you think of it?

2 What do you think about it?

Is there any difference between the two sentences?

 

 

 
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Mister Micawber  +  176450 Fri, 30 Dec 05 01:06 PM

Yes.  #1 asks for a brief assessment; #2 requires more thinking.  That said, this difference is not always obvious to native speakers.
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