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Creativeguru Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What is correct answer?

I didn’t hear what he was ____________ .

a.speaking

b.talking

c.saying

d.telling

I know it is either speaking or talking...and mostly it would be talking.

please help
  

Top answer

Creativeguru I know it is either speaking or talking No. c. saying You don't "hear what is spoken", "hear what is told" or "hear what is talked".

— CalifJim

  • Creativeguru I know it is either speaking or talking No.
  • c.
  • saying You don't "hear what is spoken", "hear what is told" or "hear what is talked".
  • You only "hear what is said".
  • CJ
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CreativeguruI know it is either speaking or talking
No.

c. saying

You don't "hear what is spoken", "hear what is told" or "hear what is talked". You only "hear what is said".

CJ
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Thanks for your explainationI never released that all the words make so much difference

but i still have little doubt.

is the following sentence would be wrong :

I heard them talking something about you that day

or it should be

I heard them saying something about you that day
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