Timeline for What is the difference between "I like hearing the song" and "I like listening to the song"?
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| Dec 14, 2019 at 12:37 | comment | added | Peter | @DmytroO'Hope You would not say "You are hearing me", usually "Can you hear me?" is usually used to ask if they can hear the vocal noise you make and then they might have to listen carefully (for whatever reason) to understand you | |
| Dec 13, 2019 at 21:31 | comment | added | Peter | That’s an interesting question since I might say “I hear ’ya” to mean “I understand what your meaning is”, whereas I might say “I can’t see you but I can hear you” if we are playing Hide and Seek and you are noisy. | |
| Dec 13, 2019 at 15:12 | comment | added | Dmytro O'Hope | Could you tell in what context you would say "you are hearing me"? | |
| Dec 13, 2019 at 14:04 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | In other contexts (such as an exasperated You're hearing me, but you're not listening!), this "paying close attention" distinction would be perfectly accurate. But with the specific example, I'd say that "active / passive" aspect is better typified by pointing out that I like hearing music chosen / presented to my ears by someone else (on the radio, for instance), whereas I like listening to music chosen by me (from my iPod playlist, say). | |
| Dec 13, 2019 at 13:49 | vote | accept | Dmytro O'Hope | ||
| Dec 13, 2019 at 13:43 | history | answered | Peter | CC BY-SA 4.0 |