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And talking about listening: When one person doesn’t quite hear what another person said, what does he say?
| HUH | 356 |
| WHAT | 197 |
| COME AGAIN | 85 |
| PARDON ME | 80 |
| WHAT DID YOU SAY | 77 |
| PARDON | 71 |
| HOW’S THAT | 58 |
| WHAT’S THAT | 46 |
| BEG YOUR PARDON | 33 |
| I BEG YOUR PARDON | 33 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR YOU | 30 |
| WHAT’D YOU SAY | 29 |
| BEG PARDON | 28 |
| WHAT SAY | 27 |
| EH | 26 |
| HEY | 22 |
| HMM | 20 |
| SPEAK UP | 19 |
| WHAT WAS THAT | 19 |
| WHAT YOU SAY | 18 |
| NR | 17 |
| HOW | 16 |
| EXCUSE ME | 14 |
| SAY IT AGAIN | 14 |
| SIR | 12 |
| SAY THAT AGAIN | 11 |
| I DIDN’T GET IT | 10 |
| HEH | 9 |
| SPEAK LOUDER | 9 |
| HOW’S THAT AGAIN | 8 |
| PLEASE REPEAT | 8 |
| I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND | 7 |
| I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND YOU | 7 |
| I BEG PARDON | 6 |
| REPEAT THAT | 6 |
| TALK A LITTLE LOUDER | 6 |
| WHADJA SAY | 6 |
| WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT | 6 |
| DIDN’T GET YOU | 5 |
| I DIDN’T GET YOU | 5 |
| MA’AM | 5 |
| PLEASE | 5 |
| HA | 4 |
| HAINH | 4 |
| I DIDN’T CATCH THAT | 4 |
| I DIDN’T GET THAT | 4 |
| I DIDN’T QUITE GET THAT | 4 |
| LOUDER | 4 |
| PLEASE REPEAT THAT | 4 |
| REPEAT IT | 4 |
| SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER | 4 |
| WHAT YA SAY | 4 |
| WHATCHA SAY | 4 |
| WHAT’D YA SAY | 4 |
| WHAT’S THAT AGAIN | 4 |
| CAN’T HEAR YOU | 3 |
| DIDN’T HEAR YOU | 3 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR | 3 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR THAT | 3 |
| I DON’T HEAR YOU | 3 |
| I’M SORRY | 3 |
| SAY | 3 |
| SAY WHAT | 3 |
| TALK LOUDER | 3 |
| WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN | 3 |
| ABOUT WHAT | 2 |
| AGAIN | 2 |
| A-YUH | 2 |
| DIDN’T CATCH IT | 2 |
| DIDN’T GET IT | 2 |
| DIDN’T GET THAT | 2 |
| DIDN’T UNDERSTAND YOU | 2 |
| DO WHAT | 2 |
| EH WHAT | 2 |
| HOW WAS THAT AGAIN | 2 |
| HOW’S THAT NOW | 2 |
| HUM | 2 |
| I CAN’T HEAR | 2 |
| I DIDN’T CATCH WHAT YOU SAID | 2 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR WHAT YOU | 2 |
| I DON’T GET YOU | 2 |
| I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU | 2 |
| I’M HARD OF HEARING | 2 |
| PLEASE REPEAT IT | 2 |
| QUIT YOUR MUMBLING | 2 |
| REPEAT | 2 |
| REPEAT PLEASE | 2 |
| REPEAT THAT AGAIN | 2 |
| REPEAT THAT PLEASE | 2 |
| SAY AGAIN | 2 |
| SAY IT OVER AGAIN | 2 |
| SORRY | 2 |
| TALK UP | 2 |
| UH | 2 |
| WHA’ | 2 |
| WHA’ YA SAY | 2 |
| WHA’D YOU SAY | 2 |
| WHAT IS IT | 2 |
| WHAT WAS THAT NOW | 2 |
| WILL YOU REPEAT THAT | 2 |
| AGAIN PLEASE | 1 |
| ANH | 1 |
| BEG YOU PARDON | 1 |
| BEGGA PARDON | 1 |
| CAN’T HEAR | 1 |
| COME AGAIN PLEASE | 1 |
| COME AT ME AGAIN | 1 |
| COME AT THAT ‘GAIN | 1 |
| COULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN | 1 |
| COULDN’T UNDERSTAND UOU | 1 |
| DIDN’T CATCH THAT | 1 |
| DIDN’T GIT YOU | 1 |
| DIDN’T HEAR YE | 1 |
| DIDN’T QUITE CATCH IT | 1 |
| DIDN’T QUITE GET YOU | 1 |
| DIDN’T QUITE GIT IT | 1 |
| DIDN’T UNDERSTAND | 1 |
| DO HOW | 1 |
| DO TELL | 1 |
| DO WHICH | 1 |
| DON’T TALK IN YOUR WHISKERS | 1 |
| DON’T UNDERSTAND | 1 |
| EXCUSE | 1 |
| EXCUSE ME I DIDN’T HEAR | 1 |
| HARK | 1 |
| HEY WHAT SAY | 1 |
| HI | 1 |
| HOW ‘BOUT REPEATIN’ IT | 1 |
| HOW WAS THAT | 1 |
| HOW WAS THAT QUESTION NOW | 1 |
| HOW’D YOU HAVE THAT | 1 |
| “HUH, SAY THAT AGAIN. WHAT’S THAT” | 1 |
| I CAN’T HEAR YOU | 1 |
| I DIDN’T CATCH YOU | 1 |
| I DIDN’T DIG YOU | 1 |
| I DIDN’T GETCHA | 1 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR ALL THAT | 1 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR THAT ONE | 1 |
| I DIDN’T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID | 1 |
| I DIDN’T QUITE CATCH YE | 1 |
| I DIDN’T QUITE CATCH YOU | 1 |
| I DIDN’T QUITE GET IT | 1 |
| I DIDNT QUITE GET YOU | 1 |
| I DIDN’T QUITE GIT YOU | 1 |
| I DIDN’T QUITE HEAR THAT | 1 |
| I DON’T GET IT | 1 |
| I DON’T HEAR | 1 |
| I DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU | 1 |
| I MISSED IT | 1 |
| I MISSED THAT | 1 |
| I’M A LITTLE STIFF IN ONE EAR AND CAN’T HEAR OUT OF THE OTHER ONE | 1 |
| I’M SORRY I DIDN’T HEAR | 1 |
| I’M SORRY I DIDN’T HEAR YOU | 1 |
| I’M SORRY I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND | 1 |
| IS WHAT | 1 |
| LITTLE LOUDER | 1 |
| LITTLE LOUDER PLEASE | 1 |
| MISUNDERSTOOD | 1 |
| NOW WHAT WAS THAT | 1 |
| NOW WHAT’S THAT | 1 |
| ONCE AGAIN | 1 |
| PARDON ME PLEASE | 1 |
| PLEASE REPEAT I DIDN’T HEAR | 1 |
| PLEASE SPEAK LOUDER | 1 |
| PLEASE SPEAK UP | 1 |
| QUIT MUMBLING | 1 |
| QUIT YOUR EATING YOUR WORDS | 1 |
| REPEAT IT PLEASE | 1 |
| REPEAT THAT PLEASE MA’AM | 1 |
| RUN THAT BY AGAIN | 1 |
| SAY IT OVER | 1 |
| SAY THAT AGAIN PLEASE | 1 |
| SAY THAT OVER | 1 |
| SAY THAT OVER AGAIN | 1 |
| SAY WHAT AGAIN | 1 |
| SHH LISTEN | 1 |
| SHOOT THAT IN THE LEG AND RUN IT THROUGH AGAIN | 1 |
| “SNOW AGAIN, I DIDN’T GET YOUR DRIFT” | 1 |
| SORRY I DIDN’T HEAR YOU | 1 |
| “SORRY, BUT WHAT DID YOU SAY” | 1 |
| “SORRY, DON’T HEAR” | 1 |
| SPEAK OUT | 1 |
| SPEAK UP MAN | 1 |
| “SPEAK UP, I CAN’T UNDERSTAND YOU” | 1 |
| SPIT THAT OUT | 1 |
| “TALK LOUDER, GOD DAMN IT” | 1 |
| TALK PLAINER | 1 |
| TELL IT AGAIN | 1 |
| TELL ME OVER AGAIN | 1 |
| TELL THAT AGAIN | 1 |
| UM | 1 |
| WATA SAY | 1 |
| WELL | 1 |
| WHAT AGAIN | 1 |
| WHAT ARE YOU WHISPERING FOR | 1 |
| WHAT CORN | 1 |
| WHAT DO YOU SAY | 1 |
| WHAT HE SAY | 1 |
| WHAT IS THAT | 1 |
| WHAT IS THIS | 1 |
| WHAT NOW | 1 |
| “WHAT NOW, RUN THAT BY AGAIN” | 1 |
| WHAT SAY YOU | 1 |
| WHAT THE HELL’DJA SAY | 1 |
| “WHAT, I DON’T THINK I HEARD THAT” | 1 |
| “WHAT, SAY IT OVER” | 1 |
| WHAT’DJA SAY | 1 |
| WHAT’S THAT YA SAY | 1 |
| “WHAT’S THAT, I DIDN’T HEAR YOU” | 1 |
| WHAT’S THE WORD | 1 |
| WHAT’S THIS | 1 |
| WHAT’S YOU SAY | 1 |
| WHICH | 1 |
| WILL YOU REPEAT | 1 |
| WILL YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE | 1 |
| WOULD YOU PLEASE REPEAT | 1 |
| WOULD YOU REPEAT | 1 |
| WOULD YOU SAY THAT AGAIN | 1 |
| YOU MUST BE TALKING TO YOURSELF | 1 |
| YOU REPEAT IT | 1 |
| YOU SAID | 1 |
| YOUR WHAT HURTS | 1 |
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