Hearing

[wordchick.livejournal.com]

Originally, I thought the word слыхать was a little old-fashioned; I've only heard it used twice. However, it just occurred to me that maybe it is so rarely used because it has a very specific meaning. Am I right in thinking that it means "to hear" in the sense of knowing, or ever having heard of something?

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[el-cardenal.livejournal.com]

You're right, it's old-fashioned. but you can easily use it in informal speech as well as слышать.