Common Mistakes : Circulate

verb

.BAD: The story circulates around his career in the army
.GOOD: The story revolves around his career in the army

circulate = (of news, stories, rumours etc) spread by being passed from one person to another
.One of the rumours circulating at the moment is that the company is about to go bankrupt

: revolve around = (of a novel, film, story etc) be about
.His latest film revolves around the difficulties of being a single parent