listen to this
from my computer’s dictionary:
listen |ˈlisən|
verb [ intrans. ]
give one’s attention to a sound : evidently he was not listening | sit and listen to the radio.
• take notice of and act on what someone says; respond to advice or a request : I told her over and over again, but she wouldn’t listen.
• make an effort to hear something; be alert and ready to hear something : they listened for sounds from the baby’s room.
• used to urge someone to pay attention to what one is going to say : listen, I’ve got an idea.
There is this pervasive and persistent belief in the community that I was not listening during the town centre debates. I’m trying to understand how it could be that I took notes during the discussions, wrote articles and dozens of emails in response to questions and comments… yet, somehow they say, I did all that without listening. Read on »