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care about vs care of

The correct phrase is 'care about.' 'Care about' is used to express concern, interest, or affection for someone or something. On the other hand, 'care of' is used to indicate the recipient of a letter or package. The two phrases have different meanings and are not interchangeable.

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care about

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express concern, interest, or affection for someone or something.

Use 'care about' when you want to convey that you have concern, interest, or affection for someone or something. For example, 'I care about my friends' well-being.'

Examples:

I care about the environment.
She cares about her family deeply.
Do you care about what happens to me?
He cares about his reputation.
We care about your opinion.

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We care about optimizing energy consumption.
She desperately needs someone to care about her.
Unfortunately, restoring unity was all the others seemed to care about.
You care about everybody but yourself.
They care about romance and puppies.
I don't care about ask someone else.
Tony Stark has taken everything I care about.
Not like people care about such things.
The only things Earthers care about is government handouts.
Seemed to care about my brother.
All you care about is mercy.
I don't care about her anymore.
I've hurt people I care about.
Angela doesn't care about things.
Because I know you care about Debbie.
Alpha males care about their appearance.
Family attention from people that really care about.
It's all I care about.
To make people care about cognitive blindness.
Security Measures: We care about protecting your information.

Alternatives:

be concerned about
be interested in
have affection for
value
be attentive to

care of

This phrase is correct but has a different meaning. 'Care of' is used to indicate the recipient of a letter or package.

Use 'care of' when addressing a letter or package that is intended for someone who is not at the address provided. For example, 'Send the package to John Smith, care of Jane Doe.'

Examples:

Send it to John Smith, care of Jane Doe.
The letter was addressed to me, care of my office.
Please forward any mail for me to my new address, care of my sister.
The package was delivered to the wrong address, care of the neighbor.
The letter was sent to the wrong person, care of the correct recipient.

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Corporate society takes care of everything.
Claudia Joy takes care of herself.
They took shameful care of that little girl.
You should see the way he takes care of that little girl.
Muirfield takes care of its own.
It frees us from burden, takes care of our needs.
My former mistress takes care of him.
Nobody will take better care of those papers than you.
You really take good care of this guy.
I have taken good care of him for 30 years.
Please take good care of them.
My new assistant is taking great care of me.
Hirayama... anyway... take good care of him.
Take good care of him, Louisa.
I have taken good care of the poor little thing.
I'll take good care of her.
He takes care of her, I guess.
You would have taken good care of her.
And because SAMCRO takes care of its own.
Marshal Wheeler will take good care of you.

Alternatives:

c/o
in care of
send to the attention of
send to the care of
send to the address of

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