Learn English – ‘You know nothing OF THAT OF WHICH we speak’

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'You know nothing of that of which we speak'.

I know the sentence is formal, verbose and arguably clumsy; however, I'd like to know whether
'of that of which' is grammatically correct.

Thanks.

Best Answer

It is correct. The first "of" means "about", or "regarding". "That of which we speak" is a noun phrase. It could be replaced by any noun. Imagine you replaced "that of which we speak" with the word "mountains" or "philosophy". It still works, so it's correct.

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