A: "I had no idea what I should buy for her birthday."
B: "I had no idea about what I should buy for her birthday."

Hello! Do you think the sentences above sound natural, and "about" is optional? Thank you!

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ladybug

4 Dez 2022

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“About” is optional, but it sounds better without it. But both sentences are natural.

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ladybug

4 Dez 2022

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“About” is optional, but it sounds better without it. But both sentences are natural.

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4 Dez 2022

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@ladybug Thank you! "about" is ok, but it sounds better without "about". It's weird to me that a noun is immediately followed by a wh- word." Very interesting. Thank you again.

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A: "I had no idea what I should buy for her birthday."
B: "I had no idea about what I should buy for her birthday."

Hello! Do you think the sentences above sound natural, and "about" is optional? Thank you!

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“About” is optional, but it sounds better without it. But both sentences are natural.

“About” is optional, but it sounds better without it. But both sentences are natural.

A: "I had no idea what I should buy for her birthday."
B: "I had no idea about what I should buy for her birthday."

Hello! Do you think the sentences above sound natural, and "about" is optional? Thank you!