Sobre versus Acerca

Question

I am a little confused about the application for the word "about". Can someone help explain when these should be used or are they interchangeable.

Answer 1

sobre is a preposition and has the same meaning as acerca de and además de

so basically they both are used the same

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

They are interchangeable in the "about" context: "la película es sobre...." or "la película es acerca de..." both mean "The movie is about..."

BUT sobre also means "on": "El plato está sobre la mesa" "The plate is on the table"...etc