Olympian
Senior Member
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- Aug 14, 2008
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- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Hindi
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- India
- Current Location
- India
Hello,
I am familiar with the expression 'hear me out' to mean as - let me finish what I have to say before you say something.
But the other day, I heard one participant on a TV debate say - 'listen me out'. I am wondering if this is correct or not. I understand that he meant the same as 'hear me out' because someone was trying to interrupt him.
'hear' and 'listen' are a bit confusing because of the close meanings they have. I understand that in general, 'to hear' means to be aware of sound (for example, can you hear me?) and 'to listen' means to pay attention to what someone is saying (for example, are you listening to me?). According to this understanding, 'listen me out' makes sense, but the phrase I have heard before is 'hear me out'.
Thank you
I am familiar with the expression 'hear me out' to mean as - let me finish what I have to say before you say something.
But the other day, I heard one participant on a TV debate say - 'listen me out'. I am wondering if this is correct or not. I understand that he meant the same as 'hear me out' because someone was trying to interrupt him.
'hear' and 'listen' are a bit confusing because of the close meanings they have. I understand that in general, 'to hear' means to be aware of sound (for example, can you hear me?) and 'to listen' means to pay attention to what someone is saying (for example, are you listening to me?). According to this understanding, 'listen me out' makes sense, but the phrase I have heard before is 'hear me out'.
Thank you