Spoken English – ‘I Haven’t Heard’ vs ‘I Didn’t Hear’

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I wonder how I should reply if someone said something to me, and I haven't made out some words.
I fluctuate between these two options:

  1. I'm sorry. I haven't heard what you've just said.
  2. I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said.

The first answer seems more grammatically correct. However, the second answer sounds better to me, and I'd use it in a real conversation. Or probably both of them are fine?

Best Answer

The second is the correct one. You would use I haven't heard of an item of news that you might be expected to know about, not of something the other person just said.

"Do you know who won the tournament? I haven't heard the results yet."

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