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PASTEL Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Saw/heard the news
I can't really tell the exact differences between them.
1. I saw the news on TV.> I saw the news on TV meself. I payed attention to it.
>This sentense sounds strange for my ears. I would say I read the news in the newspapers.
3. I heard the news from the news channel. ==> I heard the news, meaning you might just happen to hear it while you were occupied by something else, you didn't really focus 100% on the news.
Am I correct?
1. I saw the news on TV.
> I saw the news on TV meself. I payed attention to it.
2. I read the news on TV.
>This sentense sounds strange for my ears. I would say I read the news in the newspapers. 3. I heard the news from the news channel. ==> I heard the news, meaning you might just happen to hear it while you were occupied by something else, you didn't really focus 100% on the news.
Am I correct?
Top answer
When we say that we have "seen" a piece of news, this implies that we saw it on television (or, these days, the internet). If someone says that they "read" the news, this implies that the source was a newspaper, magazine, or the internet. News that we "hear" can come from any source.
- When we say that we have "seen" a piece of news, this implies that we saw it on television (or, these days, the internet).
- If someone says that they "read" the news, this implies that the source was a newspaper, magazine, or the internet.
- News that we "hear" can come from any source.
- When we say that we have "heard" certain news, or that we have "heard about" something, we are speaking generally about some recent piece of information that we have learned from somewhere.
- We might have seen it on TV, heard it on the radio, read about it, or have been told of it by another person.
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When we say that we have "seen" a piece of news, this implies that we saw it on television (or, these days, the internet).
If someone says that they "read" the news, this implies that the source was a newspaper, magazine, or the internet.
News that we "hear" can come from any source. When we say that we have "heard" certain news, or that we have "heard about" something, we ar
If someone says that they "read" the news, this implies that the source was a newspaper, magazine, or the internet.
News that we "hear" can come from any source. When we say that we have "heard" certain news, or that we have "heard about" something, we ar
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Dave, Thank you very much for elaborated explanation. Here is my summary.
1. have 'seen' the news, this is usually associated with video or image, such as on TV or Internet.
2. When you read the news, the news are presented in a form of words, such as in print media or Internet (text only)
3. When you hear something, it can be from any source but from aurally transmi
1. have 'seen' the news, this is usually associated with video or image, such as on TV or Internet.
2. When you read the news, the news are presented in a form of words, such as in print media or Internet (text only)
3. When you hear something, it can be from any source but from aurally transmi
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I agree with statements [1] and [2].
I'd like to comment further on statement [3]. When people speak of having "heard" something, they may not literally mean that the information was aurally transmitted. Example:
A: Have you heard the latest news about Iraq?
B: Yes, I think everyone's heard about it.
Notice that the speakers haven't specified any particular new
I'd like to comment further on statement [3]. When people speak of having "heard" something, they may not literally mean that the information was aurally transmitted. Example:
A: Have you heard the latest news about Iraq?
B: Yes, I think everyone's heard about it.
Notice that the speakers haven't specified any particular new
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Hi ,
I read the news to me sounds like a radio talkshow host reads the news to the listeners.
I see the news on tv is more correct than I read the news on tv. Becasue unless you watch channel like cnn that they have additional news in words running at the bottom of the screen such as sports while you watch a person or people talk about other news at the same time.
Am I correc
I read the news to me sounds like a radio talkshow host reads the news to the listeners.
I see the news on tv is more correct than I read the news on tv. Becasue unless you watch channel like cnn that they have additional news in words running at the bottom of the screen such as sports while you watch a person or people talk about other news at the same time.
Am I correc
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Yes, you are correct.
Any subtitles or captions that run around on the screen is a good example of 'reading the news' as well.
Any subtitles or captions that run around on the screen is a good example of 'reading the news' as well.
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