Reginald Barrington wrote:That's why he said about?
About
(used with a number or quantity) approximately.
"reduced by about 5 per cent"
synonyms: approximately, roughly, around, round about, in the neighbourhood/region of, in the area of, of the order of, something like; More
or so, or thereabouts, there or thereabouts, more or less, give or take a few, not far off;
getting on for;
circa;
informalas near as dammit;
informalin the ballpark of
"we think the explosion has caused about £15,000 worth of damage"
antonyms: exactly, precisely
You're confusing the meaning. Clearly 'About' is a geezer that fronts a monastery.