How we use our senses:

[wolven7]

Interperet the following two sentences.

One.

"'Look: the figures show that an increase in GDP is directly correlative to better education funding, across the board."

Okay. Now Two.

"Listen: the figures show that an increase in GDP is directly correlative to better education funding, across the board."

How did you hear them, in your head, base solely upon word that preceded it?

We use "listen" in a very defensive, antagonistic way, most of the time, while we take "look" to be a placatingly defensive manoeuver.

Just a thought.

Comments

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

Oddly, I saw exactly the reverse.

[renatus.livejournal.com]

Same. Listen reads as much less defensive, to me.

[mendori.livejournal.com]

Weird. I mentally heard no difference. Both were statements, both starting with an up pitch at the start.

Mentally I see the forms and shapes, someone doing, not hearing them really.

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

ditto here