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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"to keep one's ears open" ?
Do we say 'to keep one's ears open' to mean listening very carefully and try to notice something?
The context is I'm trying to notice particular words being spoken.
Thanks
PBF
The context is I'm trying to notice particular words being spoken.
Thanks
PBF
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Yes-- it is generally used if we are to listen for a specific bit of information. How about posting your context?
- Yes-- it is generally used if we are to listen for a specific bit of information.
- How about posting your context?
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Yes-- it is generally used if we are to listen for a specific bit of information. How about posting your context?
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Yes-- it is generally used if we are to listen for a specific bit of information. How about posting your context?
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Thank you for replying, Mister Micawber.
There isn't a written context for this one but my question arose from another post in the speech and pronunciation section where I was looking for a way to refer to 'the mid-2000s', just as we would refer to 'the mid-1990s'. Since it wouldn't be clear to say 'the mid two thousand' and 'the middle of the first decade of the twenty-first century' w
There isn't a written context for this one but my question arose from another post in the speech and pronunciation section where I was looking for a way to refer to 'the mid-2000s', just as we would refer to 'the mid-1990s'. Since it wouldn't be clear to say 'the mid two thousand' and 'the middle of the first decade of the twenty-first century' w
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Yes, it sounds good there. And I'll keep my ears open (and an eye out) too.
Come to think of it, I seem to recall that such a discussion did go around a long time ago, and one suggestion was 'the mid-aughts' or 'mid-naughts'.
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Yes, it sounds good there. And I'll keep my ears open (and an eye out) too.
Come to think of it, I seem to recall that such a discussion did go around a long time ago, and one suggestion was 'the mid-aughts' or 'mid-naughts'.
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