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Dark n Stormy Knight

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56. I have to look that one up every time I start to use it!
Sun Jan 15, 2017, 08:56 PM
Jan 2017
Origin and Meaning of the Phrase Hear, Hear


The phrase hear, hear seems to have come into existence as an abbreviation of the phrase hear him, hear him, which was well-established in Parliament in the late seventeenth century. The UK Parliament prides itself on its lively debates, and saying “hear him, hear him” was a way to draw attention to what a person was saying. And in case you were wondering, there was no “hear her, hear her” variation—the first female MP was elected in the twentieth century. Sometime during the eighteenth century hear him, hear him acquired its short form, hear, hear, and that form is still used today.

When you say hear, hear, you are in fact saying that you agree with something another person has just said. So you can replace hear, hear with phrases such as “I agree wholeheartedly,” “what he/she said,” or “yeah,” depending on the formality of the setting and the speakers. Hear, hear can also be used as a cheer; that’s why you sometimes hear it at the end of toasts.
Bravo. I emphasize this plea. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2017 #1
Middle child? SticksnStones Jan 2017 #2
I'm a middle child, calikid Jan 2017 #52
Seconded X 1000 MrPurple Jan 2017 #3
We are anything BUT "healthy" right now world wide wally Jan 2017 #19
YES! elleng Jan 2017 #36
I add my voice to your plea. herding cats Jan 2017 #4
Here! Here! Dream Girl Jan 2017 #5
It's "Hear, Hear!" cwydro Jan 2017 #23
I never knew that! Always thought it referred to the person speaking as in "here I am Dream Girl Jan 2017 #43
I have to look that one up every time I start to use it! Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #56
In any event, I heartily concur! Or is it heartily concur? Dream Girl Jan 2017 #44
Maybe the post mortem should be shut down or renamed? Dream Girl Jan 2017 #6
+1,000,000. N/T angrychair Jan 2017 #18
Absolutely! Separation Jan 2017 #54
Thank you, I agree. n/t demmiblue Jan 2017 #7
+1000 and many more too!! Arazi Jan 2017 #8
Agree. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #9
bravo jodymarie aimee Jan 2017 #10
Grain of salt angrychair Jan 2017 #20
Agreed! But not so sure about Stein yet. emulatorloo Jan 2017 #28
YES! elleng Jan 2017 #35
amen... tired of seeing folks tearing each other down! secondwind Jan 2017 #11
But her emails! And Bernie doesn't like black people! nt DRoseDARs Jan 2017 #12
Yes, Unite and conquer Alice11111 Jan 2017 #13
Thank you. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #14
I do the same already regarding trashing threads. We've got work to do onecaliberal Jan 2017 #15
Thanks, Ocelot! elleng Jan 2017 #32
I will when Coolest Ranger Jan 2017 #16
Beyond Trump's pure bullshit, I don't think "purity" is much of an issue right now. world wide wally Jan 2017 #21
+1000 ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #17
Could not have said it better. Tatiana Jan 2017 #22
The only national liberal/progressive organization in place to fight & defeat the fascists baldguy Jan 2017 #24
+ a million or so! eom BlueMTexpat Jan 2017 #25
Yes, it is time. nevergiveup Jan 2017 #26
+1 riversedge Jan 2017 #27
+1 betsuni Jan 2017 #49
Exactly! While we fight, the R's/deplorables, etc. sit back and laugh. I'm fed up with hearing RKP5637 Jan 2017 #29
Rec! Thanks for posting! emulatorloo Jan 2017 #30
YES! PLEASE! elleng Jan 2017 #31
Fight? Never! TheKingofSoup Jan 2017 #33
I'm not disputing that we have conversations. Democrats didn't lose the election. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #38
We're bound to disagree on some things Martin Eden Jan 2017 #34
I Wholeheartedly Agree Leith Jan 2017 #37
Agree matelize Jan 2017 #39
Divide and conquer does seem to be effective. gordianot Jan 2017 #40
Thanks. Maybe I'll once again feel comfortable here. Thirties Child Jan 2017 #41
Welcome back! Please stay and roll up your sleeves. We need all of us. onecaliberal Jan 2017 #45
"...our own god damn team" LiberalLovinLug Jan 2017 #42
Does That Include otohara Jan 2017 #46
If he is opposed to Drumpf, he's on my team.... lastlib Jan 2017 #48
He Opposes Democrats #byebyebooker otohara Jan 2017 #50
I just checked it... JHan Jan 2017 #51
United we stand ... lillypaddle Jan 2017 #47
I urge the majority of us to view this thread and take note of those... demmiblue Jan 2017 #53
We do need to be united right now against Trump mvd Jan 2017 #55
I have moved on from those folks. They're sitting in my dust bin as I haven't time for onecaliberal Jan 2017 #57
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