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When you want to express "about" what's the difference between について and こと, and how do you know when to use each?
E.g.
日本のこと話していました。 = We were talking about Japan
彼女について何も知りません。 = I don't know anything about her
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Would 日本について話していて also be acceptable? (or better, even?)
Yes, I think they're interchangeable in most cases (meaning that I can't think of exceptions offhand :blush: ).
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When you say they're interchangeable I assume that you can change について to こと pretty easily, but not the other way around, as こと has many usages. Wouldn't happen to know where else I can find info on it? Not even 'A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar' mentions について and that's usually my be all and end all guide!
When you want to express "about" what's the difference between について and こと, and how do you know when to use each?
E.g.
日本のこと話していました。 = We were talking about Japan
彼女について何も知りません。 = I don't know anything about her
Would 日本について話していて also be acceptable? (or better, even?)
Yes, I think they're interchangeable in most cases (meaning that I can't think of exceptions offhand :blush: ).
And, yes, 日本について話していて would sound even better.
The only difference would be that 〜について is "about" functioning as preposition, while 〜の事 is "about" in a noun phrase.
So, the first sentence you gave should actually be:
日本のことを話していました。
The "wo" may be skipped in casual speech, though. :-)
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