a mention about the sources vs a mention of the sources

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'A mention about the sources' is used when referring to discussing or commenting on the sources, while 'a mention of the sources' is used when indicating that the sources are being referenced or acknowledged.

Last updated: March 29, 2024 • 597 views

a mention about the sources

This phrase is correct and commonly used when discussing or commenting on the sources.

This phrase is used when you want to talk about or comment on the sources that have been used in a particular context.

Examples:

She made a brief mention about the sources in her research paper.
The professor requested a detailed mention about the sources in the bibliography.
The presentation lacked a proper mention about the sources used for the data.
The article included a mention about the sources of information.
The report provided a comprehensive mention about the sources cited.

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I never noticed a mention about God in your works
If we are lucky, if we get some mention about the film with encouraging words...
Uncle, thanks a lot, you don't have to mention about the money to her.
Didn't she mention about the spell?
We go right to the source, forget about the dump.
Furthermore about the source of the cyanide
Did I mention about the sorry part?
You will be asking, then, why should I mention about the admission of a girl in a school?
What's most impressed Jackson about the European moderns... is their concept that the source of art comes from the unconscious.
The proposed Directive includes a requirement for consumers to be given information about the sources, price and certain environmental impacts of fuels.
The Common Position includes a requirement for consumers to be given information about the sources and certain environmental impacts of fuels.
I'm worried he's going to start asking questions about the source material for your treatments.
What about the source of the field energies?
The ASA does not care about the source of funds.
We want the lowest prices possible for them in line with choice, and for choice you need information, including labelling about the source of electricity.
The House considers therefore that all consumers should be informed in an objective, transparent and non-discriminatory way about the sources of energy available to them.
The committee considers therefore that all consumers should be informed in an objective, transparent and non-discriminatory way about the sources of energy available to them.
What we really need is a debate about the sources of finance for the European budget.
What about the source of the field energies?
As a result of false information about the sources of the recent E.coli outbreak, EU vegetable producers have sustained huge losses as demand for vegetables among confused consumers has slumped.

Alternatives:

a discussion about the sources
a comment on the sources
a reference to the sources
a note about the sources
a remark about the sources

a mention of the sources

This phrase is correct and commonly used when indicating that the sources are being referenced or acknowledged.

This phrase is used when you want to indicate that the sources are being referenced or acknowledged in a particular context.

Examples:

The article included a mention of the sources used for the data.
The report provided a detailed mention of the sources cited.
She made a brief mention of the sources in her research paper.
The professor requested a proper mention of the sources in the bibliography.
The presentation lacked a clear mention of the sources.

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No mention of sources or anything like that, but... enough to make the suits in Tehran know that Javadi recruited the right girl.
Mr Crowley made special mention of new sources of energy, and I fully agree with what he said in his speech.
Now, he doesn't go into any great detail but it does make mention of a possible source for what was happening.
Supports the protection of copyrights at the level of online media, with third parties having to mention the source when taking over declarations;
Other sources mention up to 10 million.
The draft directive mentions among such sources indirect discharges after percolation from the ground or subsoil, excluding all other sources of pollution which may affect good water chemical status.
Not a mention of what happened last night On Kirby Plaza.
Not a mention of what happened last night On kirby plaza.
Shadowbot coughed up a mention of Ari Tasarov on a phone call.
One of them is a mention of minorities in the Ukraine.
There's a mention of a Father Robert Greaves.
There was a mention of slavery by the previous speaker.
You know, there was not even a mention of his being court-martialled in his service record.
This map hardly has a mention of the Centaur territory, or the Amazon's.
There is a mention of this in an earlier directive, but there are completely different provisions across the European Union.
I certainly agree with the Commission that there is no need to have a mention of sport in the Treaty.
include a mention of its date of expiry;
It's funny, but last winter when we passed through Fort Wingate I didn't have any recollection of a mention of Nawyecky Comanches.
There will be no continuance, not so much as a mention of his rap sheet, and enough with the flowers.
This was adopted by the UNHCR on 16 April 2003 and included a mention of the North Korean refugees in China.

Alternatives:

a reference to the sources
an acknowledgment of the sources
a citation of the sources
a listing of the sources
an inclusion of the sources

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a mention about the sources vs a mention of the sources