Recently one of my friends told me that there is distinct difference between 'know of something' and 'know about something' expressions. In my understanding, ' as we know it ' usually follows a noun phrase and means like the building as we know it = the version/condition of. Earth is the only planet we know of where life exists.
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This sentence is from the commentary of planet earth. Because you've just told them! It's like when saying did you know strawberries aren't berries, but bananas are?, i didn't know if.
Why do you think that he doesn't know him from his schooldays means that he does know him?
It would only have that sense if you added. Why it is know of in.
