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Discover LudwigThe phrase "affection about" is not a commonly used phrase in written English.
It does not have a clear meaning and it is not grammatically correct. You can use the word "affection" in a sentence, but it would need to be followed by a preposition such as "for" or "towards". For example: - She showed great affection for her new puppy. - He has a deep affection towards his grandmother. Alternatively, you can use the phrase "affectionate about" which is commonly used in written English and has a clear meaning. For example: - She is very affectionate about her artwork. - He is passionate and affectionate about his job as a teacher.
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Those who worked with him speak with huge affection about him.
He speaks with great affection about Kes – the tie has not been cut.
Linley was my contemporary – in the Mail he was quoted reminiscing without any affection about the "Dickensian" school.
Where Pinero wrote with kindly affection about the camaraderie of theatrical companies, Wright seems to faintly patronise the characters.
He talks with affection about Morgan (EM) Forster, whom he met at King's in sessions of the Apostles - the fabled "secret" society.
Goethe writes with affection about the wide-open world of the actor, which is full of escapades and love affairs, bed tricks and impersonations.
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Is it surprising that maybe attraction, love, and affection can be about more than just a category defined at birth, a straight-jacketed adherence to gender and sexual roles?
I heard about young couples being harassed on street corners for showing affection, and about women who no longer felt comfortable walking alone.
I enjoyed, with much affection, reading about the ambitious wide-eyed young people settling in New York and making that closet or tiny studio their first home.
The question arises, however, whether inheritance shall extend beyond the circle of those persons with whom the decedent was connected by ties of affection or about whose well-being he or she was, or should have been, concerned.
A therapist later wondered aloud whether Neel became a portraitist on account of the years spent closely observing her mother's face, looking for clues into her moods, never knowing whether affection was about to be bestowed or withdrawn.
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