5/16/2023 0 Comments Country men lend me your ears![]() ![]() Those who met me for the first time that day instantaneously termed me as shy, reticent, taciturn, aloof, worse cum worse arrogant and snob, because I had nothing to offer in speech. Mostly I heard gibberish from all the corners, generic sulking is what others had to offer. I was heading for a tough task but I surely wanted to experience the feeling of being a listener for a day. ![]() I vouched that come whatever may I shall not unnecessarily speak, even if my brain curses me I shall not give any sort of opinion or advice (solicited or unsolicited). With this global problem of too many mouths to speak and too little ears to listen I decided to be a listener for a day. At once all scribbled the best caricatures their talent could permit of papa bull, mama bull and baby bull without even realizing that how can we have a female bull! That was when a very important fact was taught to all of us that the populace pays less attention to instructions and even if we listen it is always selective hearing. At one time all speak and nobody listens, resulting in pandemonium in the studio which eventually leads to the host going in for a short break or the viewer surfing to another channel.Īnother example that I recall, in one of the communication technique lectures we were asked to quickly draw a mama bull a papa bull and a baby bull. However when the implementation time comes this is not what happens. Well organized and planned with the idea that one at a time will speaks while the rest listen. While the host plays the role of a convener. The audience is expected to listen, form an opinion and ask questions. One often sees debates on TV channels where eminent guests are invited to speak for or against a topic. Mums yelling ‘ My children don’t listen’, kids shouting ‘ Our parents don’t listen’, wife sulking ‘ he never listens’ strengthen this verity. Mundane incidences empirically verify this fact that humans lack the art of harking. We still have to be repeatedly told ‘Could you kindly listen’. As per my interpretation it also indirectly states a truth so surreal, which is, even with two ears and a massive frequency range of human hearing spreading from 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz, we are still bad listeners. This speech is an integral part of the play, as it expresses an opinion with conviction. Imagine such an important address such a crucial part of world history and still the general public is being asked to listen. If you aren't already, please also consider supporting us - even the equivalent of a single cup of coffee a month will help us cover mailing, site hosting, and maintenance costs.A very famous speech by Mark Anthony in the equally famous play Julius Caesar starts with a line ‘ Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears’ and that is where the irony of the situation lies. It remains FREE, AD-free, and ALIVE thanks to voluntary donations from appreciative readers. HERZLICHEN DANK to all readers helping me keep OWAD alive with single or monthly donations.Įvery month, I spend evening and weekend hours with my family researching and writing your daily OWAD. It’s an amazing free service allowing an infinity of sounds to help you stay focussed, or just to relax.” “Guess what? Just LEND ME YOUR EAR for a few minutes and google ‘noises online’. SMUGGLE OWAD into an English conversation, say something like: I’m up to my ears in work at the moment.)Īttend to, be alert to, be all ears, be attentive, be aware/heedful/mindful (of), behold, concentrate (on), get a load of, give an audience to, give ear/heed (to), give one’s undivided attention (to), goose-step to, hang on someone’s words, hark, harken, keep your ears open, LEND AN EAR (to), listen intently, listen up, mark my words, pay attention/heed/regard (to), pin your ears back, take heed/note/notice (of), tune in (on, to), watch out (for) be up to one’s ears (in something) = to have too much to do (I can’t go to the movies with you tonight. wet behind the ears = to be young and inexperienced (Give him a second chance. fall on deaf ears = when people ignore something that someone says (Sometimes I feel like my advice to the team just falls on deaf ears.) Anthony implores the crowd to “lend me your ears” and convinces them to drive the assassins from the city. In the master’s work Julius Caesar, Marc Anthony is presiding over Caesar’s burial after the conspirators in the Roman Senate have stabbed the Roman leader to death. We can thank Shakespeare for today’s phrase. if you lend an ear to someone or their problems, you listen to them carefully and sympathetically ![]()
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