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In an Essay I wrote:
费先生关于「焉有稼」所说的仿佛有道理。这样的观念让上者成为了「五谷不分」的人。但他关于孟夫子写的略有偏见
My teacher corrected the second (bold) 关于 to 对。 Is this presumably to avoid repetition, or are there subtleties creating a preference, when used in conjunction with different verbs?
It's not about avoiding repetition, but the difference of 关于/对 in usage.
对…（持态度）is a collocation. It is similar to "toward" as in "attitude toward" collocation.
他对你颇有偏见（correct）
他关于你颇有偏见（incorrect）
关于 serves as "about" "with regard to"
胡适所作关于新诗的那番论调饱受非议（correct）（discussion/view（derogatory） on/about modern poetry）
胡适对鲁迅为人的论断彰显其翩翩风度（correct）（judgement/conclusion of 鲁迅's humanness）
since "关于" is for object not for people. "对"is for a man not for object.
