Listened to a lot...

TOM · Tue May 09, 2006 21:42 pm *Listened to a lot...*

Hello everybody,

Some days ago I heard someone say,

She is listened to a lot in the office.
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Does it mean she has a lot of say in the office?...sort of unofficial authority?

Could we substitute listened to by heard?
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Thanks in advance
Tom

Yankee · Tue May 09, 2006 23:27 pm *Listened to a lot...*

Hi Tom

Yes, I think you understand the sentence correctly. (Without further context I can't be 100% sure, but that's what it sounds like.)

No, you cannot replace listened to with heard. The the idea of "authority" would be lost if you use heard, and then the sentence would just mean that she talks a lot and you can hear that.

Amy
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Alan · Wed May 10, 2006 10:03 am *Listened to*

Hi TOM,

In your sentence:

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