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apropos vs apropos of

Both 'apropos' and 'apropos of' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Apropos' is used as a preposition meaning 'with reference to' or 'concerning,' while 'apropos of' is a more formal expression used to introduce a topic or comment.

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apropos

The term 'apropos' is correct and commonly used in English.

It is used as a preposition to mean 'with reference to' or 'concerning.'

Examples:

His comments were apropos to the discussion.
The article was apropos of recent events.

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Although we're reading a book that I personally deem... wildly inappropriate for our age group, so I actually felt it was quite apropos.
So apropos of nothing, how's Tyler?
It's an unfortunate nickname, but apropos.
Surely, "Who have I brought here?" is more apropos.
I think Mr. Arbogast might be a little more apropos, seeing that he's my boss.
So, Dad, apropos of nothing, when are you leaving?
If my phone ends up in the hands of a journalist, Palo Alto Chief of Police Ed Gaskins, who, apropos of nothing, happens to be a close personal friend of mine, would have to go and ask this person where they got my phone.
Apropos, she entered the Matrix to save your life at the cost of her own.
Apropos, what's with your Vera? She...
Apropos of nothing really, when can Major Crimes start planning your retirement party?
Apropos of what we were saying before about what people say about us?
Morbid, but apropos.
That's not apropos.
Did you know the word "cornstarch" is derived From the middle English "sterchen" Meaning "to stiffen," which is apropos
Apropos scum of the earth!
Apropos, in the mid-'90s, I started talking to Microsoft about screen fonts.
"Unkindness" is just a little more apropos.
That's an apropos analogy, considering the target.
And, you know, I think that the words were particularly apropos here.
And this is apropos of...?

Alternatives:

regarding
concerning
with reference to
relevant to
pertaining to

apropos of

The phrase 'apropos of' is also correct, but it is more formal and used to introduce a topic or comment.

It is used to introduce a topic or comment in a more formal context.

Examples:

Apropos of the recent discussion, I have some additional information to share.
Apropos of your question, I think we should consider other options.

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So, Dad, apropos of nothing, when are you leaving?
Apropos of what we were saying before about what people say about us?
Apropos of radio soap operas background music,... we shall now hear a chapter of the radio soap "Interrupted Symphony,"... the music for which belongs, precisely... to the Canadian composer...
And this is apropos of...?
Subject: Flexibility apropos of animal slaughter methods used within the EU
Can I just say, about your family, apropos of nothing?
So apropos of nothing, how's Tyler?
But it was also the tone of how she asked the question: apropos of nothing, like she didn't even care about the answer, as though she just wanted to talk to me.
If my phone ends up in the hands of a journalist, Palo Alto Chief of Police Ed Gaskins, who, apropos of nothing, happens to be a close personal friend of mine, would have to go and ask this person where they got my phone.
Apropos of nothing, I believe this is yours.
Apropos of what I said earlier, I wanted to thank you, David.
Apropos of nothing really, when can Major Crimes start planning your retirement party?
Apropos of that gives you AIDS, or, you know, lasagne gives you syphilis.
It's called apropos of the Italian adage that I lifted from his forward, "If This Be Treason."
I just yelled it out, apropos of nothing.
And in 1989, the way I remember it, I was in Philadelphia visiting my girlfriend, and we decided, apropos of nothing, to go see this movie.
"Apropos of this, Martin Luther said:"

Alternatives:

regarding
concerning
with reference to
in relation to
on the subject of

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