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What does this phrase mean: "there is no substance in these stories"?



 
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What does this phrase mean: "there is no substance in these stories"? #1 (permalink) Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:01 am   What does this phrase mean: "there is no substance in these stories"?
 

Test No. incompl/elem-4 "Listen/Hear", question 10

I have been ......... strange stories about you recently but I do hope that there is no substance in them.

(a) listened to
(b) listenting to
(c) heard
(d) hearing

Test No. incompl/elem-4 "Listen/Hear", answer 10

I have been hearing strange stories about you recently but I do hope that there is no substance in them.

Correct answer: (d) hearing

Your answer was: incorrect
I have been heard strange stories about you recently but I do hope that there is no substance in them.
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What does "substance" mean?
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No substance #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:14 pm   No substance
 

This means that the stories have no truth in them.
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