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Old 15-Apr-2005, 15:59
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Default We hear that ....

Hello,

I've read in a learning book the following sentence.

We hear that you have put a new electric shaver on the market.

Why don't they use "we have heard" or "we heard"? "We hear" sounds really odd to me.

Thanks in advance for your explanation.

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Dany
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