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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?'

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    Does this answer your question? "Think of" versus "think about" Also this and this
    – Rayan Khan
    Commented Aug 24, 2020 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
    Commented Aug 25, 2020 at 20:44

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