О всех обо всё м

[Alina Israeli]

This is only if всех is a modifier: о всех приключениях — about all  
the adventures.  But if it is a "noun"-like, then обо всех — about  
everybody, just like обо всём — about everything.

его  also has a similar quirk:

Modifier: с его друзьями
"Noun": с него (сто рублей)

Mar 2, 2011, в 11:50 AM, Mark Kingdom написал(а):

> Can someone explain (assuming this is correct) why you need to say
>
> О всех
>
> ...but...
>
> обо всём?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
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Alina Israeli
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LFS, American University
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