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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
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Did you hear about what happened last night? Or
Did you hear what happened last night?
Are both useable, interchangeable, and mean the same thing!
Did you hear what happened last night?
Are both useable, interchangeable, and mean the same thing!
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Both could be intended to have the same meaning: Have you been informed of what happened last night? However, there can of course be a difference between hear and hear about , so the second sentence could mean, for example, Did you hear our neighbors bickering last night? This is quite unlikely, though.
- Both could be intended to have the same meaning: Have you been informed of what happened last night?
- However, there can of course be a difference between hear and hear about , so the second sentence could mean, for example, Did you hear our neighbors bickering last night?
- This is quite unlikely, though.
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Both could be intended to have the same meaning: Have you been informed of what happened last night?
However, there can of course be a difference between hear and hear about, so the second sentence could mean, for example, Did you hear our neighbors bickering last night? This is quite unlikely, though.
However, there can of course be a difference between hear and hear about, so the second sentence could mean, for example, Did you hear our neighbors bickering last night? This is quite unlikely, though.
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