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Hello, could you please explain the difference between ”view on sth”, ”view about sth” and ”view of sth”?

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AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgOctober 2022
These differ in strength and formality.

”View about sth” is a weaker opinion statement than either ”view on sth” or ”view of sth”. Also, ”view about sth” is generally used in informal contexts.

”view of sth” has about the same strength as ”view on sth”, but ”view of sth” tends to be used in formal or highly formal contexts.
melaniejaffre profile picture melaniejaffreFebruary 2023
Well, they all have the same meaning but one is ’more formal’ other. But to be if you want to write formalyt down you correctly thème is ’view of something’, ’view on something’ and ’view about something’...if you see what I mean. In other words if you are writting for book, depending on the case, you cannot use abreviations like that unless it’s an SMS to your boss, for instant.
  • AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgFebruary 2023
    The same meaning in the sense of ”expressed opinion”....

    Different prepositional forms evolve and exist in language because they fulfill different roles, such as formality or the relative strength of what you want to express.

    If your level of English is, say, B1 then it doesn’t matter too much which preposition you use with ”view”. If your level is C1 or C2 then the distinction really does begin to matter. Some native speakers of English whose real level is at about B2 might not be able to determine the difference - neither in strength of meaning nor formality.

    This even includes native speakers who call themselves ”English teachers”, who are unable to differentiate when to use formal and informal forms of language. These are the sort of people who need to demonstrate their ”intellect” by using highly formal words in informal contexts, rather like an idiot who goes to the beach dressed in a tie and suit.

    ”sth” and ”sb” are standard abbreviations for ”something” and ”somebody” when you are giving the syntactical patterns associated with words. Check out dictionaries such as Oxford Advanced Learner’s or Cambridge Advanced Learner’s if you are into British English, Macquarie if you’re learning Australian English or Merriam-Webster or Longman for American English.