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Someone was talking about cats and I said I'm not a pet person mainly because of their poops. Then I said: "Just thinking about the smell makes me want to throw up."

Even though I said 'about' I feel like I should have said 'of' since thinking about means actively thinking about something and thinking of means you are least aware about it/an idea comes to your mind.

Since I don't actively think about cat poops. Should I have said 'of?'

Ashraf
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    Does this answer your question? ["Think of" versus "think about"](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/9383/think-of-versus-think-about) Also [this](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/239592/think-of-about-something-or-thinking-someone) and [this](https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/39023/what-do-you-think-of-about-the-service) – Void Aug 24 '20 at 20:11
  • Thank you. I think it does even though I'm not completely sure. According to the post it should be 'think of.' Think about sounds awkward to me. I mean why would I think about the smell of cat poop which I hate so much! – Ashraf Aug 25 '20 at 20:44

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