Almost-Listening
Most of the time we are only almost-listening. There is just too much to focus on, and that deserves our ear. Sometimes that is almost-unimportant, but at other times we have to excuse ourselves for not listening more closely.
You can be sure the same is the case for everyone else. And even if they were listening to you, they would probably only almost-understand.
Types/Categories
1. Person to Person: When the other person is right there. (You and your spouse. You and your kids, or parents, or teacher, or students.)
2. Person to Person Mediated by Technology: Gadgets and the Internet serve to mediate between people more and more, and a lot gets lost in the middle. ("I sent you an email last week. Did you read it yet?")
Examples
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