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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

mishear

How commonly is mishear used? Is overhear preferred to it?
  

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I don't really like mishear much, because I can't read it, but it means hear incorrectly . Overhear, on the other hand, means to hear a conversation to which one is not a party . So the meanings are different.

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't really like mishear much, because I can't read it, but it means hear incorrectly .
  • Overhear, on the other hand, means to hear a conversation to which one is not a party .
  • So the meanings are different.
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I don't really like mishear much, because I can't read it, but it means hear incorrectly. Overhear, on the other hand, means to hear a conversation to which one is not a party. So the meanings are different.
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Dear sir,

It is common in England to hear «I'm sorry, I misheard you». It is perhaps a local locution.

Kind regards,
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Dictionaries show overhear means both eavesdrop or mishear...Anyway, is there any other word which can serve as a synonym for mishear? Thanks
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I cannot locate any dictionary that defines overhear as mishear. Could you give us a specific reference, please?

I cannot think of a one-word synonym-- we usually say something like, did I hear you correctly?

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Mister MicawberI cannot locate any dictionary that defines overhear as mishear. Could you give us a specific reference, please?

I cannot think of a one-word synonym-- we usually say something like, did I hear you correctly?

"I misheard you" in the past tense is not uncommon.
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