thinking of/about you

Hi,
Is there any difference between the two expressions: Thinking of you and Thinking about you? I have found songs with both of them.

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I would say so.

"Thinking about you" means that you're actually thinking thoughts about a person.

"Thinking of you" to me has a couple of meanings. One is more like "Something reminded me of you." For example, let's say your favorite ice cream is strawberry banana swirl. Then I could say, "I went to the supermarket and thought of you when I saw they had strawberry banana swirl ice cream."

Another meaning for "Thinking of you" is related to the word "thoughtful." For example, let's say I bought you some strawberry banana swirl ice cream. You could then say, "Thanks for thinking of me."

Hope this helps!

Thanks, and you were very helpful and it's sound very reasonable.

One of the songs I have seen is "Thinking of you" by Hanson. It goes like that:
"...You'll be on my mind
I'll be thinking of you the whole time..."

Is it compatible with your suggestion?

Hmm, guess not. I guess "thinking of you" can also mean "thinking about you" but not vice versa?

I was thinking about you:

About the color of your hair

About your eyes

About your figure

About your height

About your intelligence

About etc.




I was thinking of you:

I closed my eyes and my mind drifted, and all I could think of was you.

(No dissection of the person involved).

cfu507 said:

Hi,
Is there any difference between the two expressions: Thinking of you and Thinking about you? I have found songs with both of them.

10X

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This is a nice question (because I don't know how to answer)

Here goes sentences I am familiar with:
--I think about you all the time.
--I am thinking of you right now.
--I think about the way you smile.
--I think of the words you said.

Hmmmmm......I really don't see the difference here.........