'It's quite common to hear a programmer say' : subjunctive?

[Tamara]

Hi

It is quite common to hear a programmer say, “…”

(Text written by an American, if for some reasons it’s important to be mentioned.)

To me, it should be 'says'.
Just a typo?
Or is this a case of the Subjunctive form?

Please, destroy my doubts
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[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

In your sentence I would say that say is the infinitive after hear. It's similar to this:

I saw you walk in the park.

I heard the birds sing in the trees.

Alan
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[Yankee]

Good morning II, Tamara

I'd say "say" is simply a bare infinitive.

"It is quite common to hear a programmer say..." = "It is quite common to hear him say,..."

You cannot say "him says"

- hear him say something
- see him do something
- hear himself think

You can also use an -ing form sometimes in this sort of construction.

Amy

[Tamara]

Good morning Amy, good morning, Amy
Good morning Alan

Ah!
A bare infinitive...

Sorry for my stupid question…

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[Yankee]

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There are no stupid questions, Tamara.
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[Torsten]

It's also interesting to take a look at the differences between the infinitive and the gerund in these constructions:

I heard him speak.
I saw him walking down the street.
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[Tamara]

Yes, Amy, and 'there are no bad pupils, ...', of course

But there is (also ) the old saying:
"Just one fool can ask so many stupid questions that a thousand of wise men won’t be able to answer".
(Sorry for my poor translation.)

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[Conchita]

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[FangFang]

[Yankee]

Hi FangFang

That one's a bit idiomatic.

He told me that the neighbor's party had been so loud he couldn't hear himself think.

can't hear oneself think

Amy

[Tom]

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