Curt Jugg
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In the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language (page 431) the word about (occurring before numerals and meaning "approximately") is classified as an adverb. On page 433 the word around occurring before numerals is classified as a preposition. Clearly, around and about are fulfilling the same function in these cases and have a similar meaning; can anyone please explain to me why about is treated as an adverb but around is not?