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Qudsia Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEARING AND LISTENING?

Please make me clear the difference between hearing and listening......

because i usually get confused while using these word...when i have to say hearing and when listening,it'sdifficult to underestand sometimes...
  

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Hello, Qudsia - and welcome to English Forums. 'Hearing' is an uncontrollable experience ; it is something which just happens to us: I can hear the bells. I heard an ambulance last night.

  • Hello, Qudsia - and welcome to English Forums.
  • 'Hearing' is an uncontrollable experience ; it is something which just happens to us: I can hear the bells.
  • I heard an ambulance last night.
  • 'Listening to' is a conscious decision we make: Please listen to this CD.
  • I listened to her complaints all night.
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Hello, Qudsia - and welcome to English Forums.

'Hearing' is an uncontrollable experience; it is something which just happens to us: I can hear the bells. I heard an ambulance last night.

'Listening to' is a conscious decision we make: Please listen to this CD. I listened to her complaints all night.

I can't hear you because I am listenin
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Thank you sir for making the difference clear to me...

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