Would you ask a person to repeat what they told you even if they told you twice already?
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ANSWERS: 16
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What was that?;)
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Yes, for starters I have broken both of my ear drums, one of them twice, so I have a hearing impairment to begin with. Then when Sue, my gal, talks to me as she is walking away from me or facing in a different direction, I can't make out what she said. I have to ask her to repeat it again, for what is now the third time.
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At least to my project clients.Because I work in a software firm.When a chatting is going with client about a project detail, I need to ask more than twice sometimes,the same thing to get a clear picture of that thing.
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I would but I would also tell them that I was a bit hard of hearing.
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I would just pretend to hear them and nod my head. Then maybe they'll go away.
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If I still haven't herd it I would.
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As a speech therapist, I work with kids that people really can not understand. I have to ask them to repeat what they have said and I hate to do that. They get very frustrated and upset. I try to have them show me what they are talking about if possible.
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... if they were whispering too quietly or mumbling incoherently or were otherwise not being understandable, then yes ...
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Yes.IF I think I have not grasped what they said in spite of their repeating it twice I will request them to repeat it even if it means they think I am slow.
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erm, i think i would just nod and say 'uhuh' and hope for the best that that will pass..
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Yes on many occassions,mostly when they are mumbling or they have said something that they really didnt want me to hear in the first place.Workwise i have many times not so much asked them to repeat themselves but have repeated back to them what they have said to me so as i can be sure that what they are asking of me is exactly what they would like me to do.communication is vital to me and i like to get things right first time around if i can but in general conversation probably not unless what they have said is a bit of a shock or a crock of s--t. : )
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Interesting set of answers. I ask for clarification, apologizing if need be for having not gotten it on two tries. My hearing isn't as good as it once was. In a public setting or a party with a lot of background noise, it is often hard for me to separate out one voice from all the others. But the answers highlight another part of the understanding equation. Some people inadvertently or intentionally mumble, whisper or just say pure nonsense. Some are just not great communicators, and others may be trying to slip something past you -- mumbling some gibberish so they can later say, "I told you about it yesterday, remember?"
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probably if it was important to understand what they were saying - even if it caused them to complain
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Ive found most people wont repeat it a third time, unless its family or someone close
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Yes, or explain what they meant if i didnt understand, it's the only way you can answer them properly.
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i wouldnt want to, bit if i needed to i would.
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