somedeafdudefromPNW
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Someone, an interpreter, told me... there is a difference.
To hear someone... and to listen to someone. 90% of the people out there "hear," but only 10% "listens." To hear, it require no effort, but it's actually difficult to pay attention to someone which is a completely different ballgame. However when deaf people "hear," they're not actually "hearing," but rather "listening." At least that's how she explained it to me once.
To hear someone... and to listen to someone. 90% of the people out there "hear," but only 10% "listens." To hear, it require no effort, but it's actually difficult to pay attention to someone which is a completely different ballgame. However when deaf people "hear," they're not actually "hearing," but rather "listening." At least that's how she explained it to me once.