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Szaboistvan123 Posted 18 years ago
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Grammar question regarding the usage of the structure "HEAR FROM"
0 Hello, everybody! I'd like to ask a question if you don't mind, regarding the usage of the structure "hear from". 02 br
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00 I read in several dictionaries that we say "hear from somebody" if we receive a letter, phone call or message from that person. My question is: can we say that "I heard from Peter" if I haven't received any phone calls, messages or letter from Peter, but a common friend of us told me about Peter some days ago (the common friend, for example, told me: Peter is alright, he has just remarried, and he fell off a latter and broke his legs). In this case, I haven't got any information about Peter personally from Peter (via letter, phone call, etc.) but I received informations about him from a common friend. So, can I say that "I heard from Peter" also in this case? 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your answers in advance. 0-
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00 I read in several dictionaries that we say "hear from somebody" if we receive a letter, phone call or message from that person. My question is: can we say that "I heard from Peter" if I haven't received any phone calls, messages or letter from Peter, but a common friend of us told me about Peter some days ago (the common friend, for example, told me: Peter is alright, he has just remarried, and he fell off a latter and broke his legs). In this case, I haven't got any information about Peter personally from Peter (via letter, phone call, etc.) but I received informations about him from a common friend. So, can I say that "I heard from Peter" also in this case? 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for your answers in advance. 0-
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1 blockquote 01 cite 10 szaboistvan123 12 cite 10 Hello, everybody! 12 br 12 br 10 I read in several dictionaries that we say "hear from somebody" if we receive a letter, phone call or message from that person. My question is: can we say that "I heard from Peter" if I haven't received any phone calls, messages or letter from Peter, but a common friend of us told me about Peter some days ago (the common friend, for example, told me: Peter is alright, he has just remarried, and he fell off a latter and broke his legs).
- 1 blockquote 01 cite 10 szaboistvan123 12 cite 10 Hello, everybody!
- 12 br 12 br 10 I read in several dictionaries that we say "hear from somebody" if we receive a letter, phone call or message from that person.
- My question is: can we say that "I heard from Peter" if I haven't received any phone calls, messages or letter from Peter, but a common friend of us told me about Peter some days ago (the common friend, for example, told me: Peter is alright, he has just remarried, and he fell off a latter and broke his legs).
- ) but I received informations about him from a common friend.
- 12 br 12 blockquote 10 I would not.
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01 cite 10 szaboistvan123 12 cite 10 Hello, everybody! I'd like to ask a question if you don't mind, regarding the usage of the structure "hear from". 12 br
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10 I read in several dictionaries that we say "hear from somebody" if we receive a letter, phone call or message from that person. My question is: can we say that "I heard f
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0 Hi szaboistvan, and welcome to English Forums. 02 br
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00 I agree with the prior poster - you cannot use "I heard from Peter" unless you spoke with, got a letter or e-mail from, etc. Peter directly. 02 br
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00 I wanted to point out "informations" - You get information, not information 01 i 00 s 02 i 00 . It's never plural. 0-
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00 I agree with the prior poster - you cannot use "I heard from Peter" unless you spoke with, got a letter or e-mail from, etc. Peter directly. 02 br
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00 I wanted to point out "informations" - You get information, not information 01 i 00 s 02 i 00 . It's never plural. 0-
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0 Thank you both for your answers. 02 br
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00 Yes, Grammar Geek, you are right, the second time I wrote it wrong, thank you for this correction, too. 02 br
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00 Istvan 0-
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00 Yes, Grammar Geek, you are right, the second time I wrote it wrong, thank you for this correction, too. 02 br
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00 Istvan 0-
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