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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Listen to and hear
Hello.
I know that there is a difference between "hear" and "listen to".
But, when they are followed by nouns such as a lecture, a briefing and so on, are they used interchangeably?
1. Vine was the one who took the group of students to the December lecture at the State Department and heard Maher's briefing together with his students.
Is it possible to use listen to without changing the meaning of the sentence?
I know that there is a difference between "hear" and "listen to".
But, when they are followed by nouns such as a lecture, a briefing and so on, are they used interchangeably?
1. Vine was the one who took the group of students to the December lecture at the State Department and heard Maher's briefing together with his students.
Is it possible to use listen to without changing the meaning of the sentence?
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Not always interchangeably, I think, since 'listen to' still carries the meaning of intended purpose that 'hear' does not, but I agree that both work fine in your example.
- Not always interchangeably, I think, since 'listen to' still carries the meaning of intended purpose that 'hear' does not, but I agree that both work fine in your example.
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Not always interchangeably, I think, since 'listen to' still carries the meaning of intended purpose that 'hear' does not, but I agree that both work fine in your example.
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