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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

LISTEN UP!

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001. What's the difference between "listen up!" and "listen!"? And how do we use them correctly?02br
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0 Use the dictionaries, it's there:02br
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0"listen!" is more used to mean be quiet and listen out for something - a noise or whatever.02br
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00"Listen up!" is used to mean be quiet and listen to me.0-
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0 "Listen up" often comes before an announcement. A teacher may say "listen up" to a class, a coach may say it to a team. Usually, someone with some sort of authority says it. 0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00Just a small, additional comment that 'Listen up' is for informal speaking. 02br
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10Just a small, additional comment that 'Listen up' is for informal speaking. 12br
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10Best wishes, Clive12br
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10Hi Clive02br
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00I believe "Listen up" is AmE. What is the BrE equiv
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0Where it is used to get everyone's attention before giving information, I would probaly say "Right." or "Right, then". If it is used to make people be quiet in an informal setting, I would probably just say "Listen, please" or something idiomatic like "Pipe down". "Listen up!" does sound very American to me, but I wouldn't be hugely surprised to hear it being used by younger people - along wi
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0What about 'Listen carefully.'? Is this commonly used by native speakers of British English?02br
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