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Is there any difference between using "I was told" and using "I was heard"?

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Rebecca

Yes, there is a different between these two phrases. The phrase "I was told" means that someone directly told you about something, while "I heard" means that you overheard someone talking about something. "I was told" usually means the information you have is more reliable, since you were directly told of it rather than just overhearing it from a different conversation. Ex: I was told that school would be closed today. Ex: I heard that school is closed on Monday but I might be wrong.

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