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A COMMON MISTAKE

“The town is famous of its festival.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY famous for, known for

The reason someone or something is famous takes for.

Not: The town is famous of its festival.

Say: The town is famous for its festival.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. Our town is famous ______ its long summer music festival.with · of · as · for
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  1. fornot as: famous for, known fornot of: famous for, known fornot with: famous for, known for