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I hear you got a new job

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0It's not a mistake -- it's common to use the present tense in situations like this. You could say "I 01i 00heard02i 00 you got a new job," but that would be a little more specific -- it would probably mean that you heard it on one specific occasion. " If you say ,"I 01i 00hear02i 00 you got a new job," you might have heard the news several times, from various people.

— Khoff

  • 0It's not a mistake -- it's common to use the present tense in situations like this.
  • You could say "I 01i 00heard02i 00 you got a new job," but that would be a little more specific -- it would probably mean that you heard it on one specific occasion.
  • " If you say ,"I 01i 00hear02i 00 you got a new job," you might have heard the news several times, from various people.
  • It's a little more vague, with more emphasis on the information (the new job) and less emphasis on exactly how you got the information.
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0It's not a mistake -- it's common to use the present tense in situations like this. You could say "I 01i00heard02i00 you got a new job," but that would be a little more specific -- it would probably mean that you heard it on one specific occasion. The person might say "Oh, who told you?" If you say ,"I 01i00hear02i00 you got a new job," you might
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