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Old 16-Apr-2005, 10:37
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Default Re: We hear that ....

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Originally Posted by tdol
You could also say 'we have heard'. It may look strange but think about what the verb means here- it doesn't really mean using your ears, it really means that they have this information.
Do you mean that "we hear" is the same as "we have the infomation" in that case? If so, I understand why they use simple present

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