Can you guess the word if you are not 100% sure what was spoken?
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In some cases yes, we do and in some we don't. I mean, we would at least listen the tone and that word have to be related to the same topic that we were discussing before, from these small things we can, sometimes, assume or guess the word but sometimes the cases are different and then we can't guess it. From my point of view, its better to ask the speaker to repeat it once again. If we ask them politely, I am sure, they won't mind. And if we are in some meeting with a lot of people it is not possible to ask the speaker, so we can just ask the word to someone sitting near us by excusing them. That person is known one of yours or not, doesn't matter. You'll, anyway, get your answer if you ask them politely. And if he or she is not known by you, its an advantage because you get the answer and also u get a chance to make a new friend.