On Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:59:09 -0600 Joshua Lutes <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Stephen Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> Here-here. > > >> > > >> This is a pet peeve of mine: > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear,_hear > > > > > > Me too ;) > > > > > > > Same hear. ;) > > > > The internet would have us believe "here here" is more popular. > > http://unbecominglevity.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/11/10/3970914.html > > It seems likely (from looking at the first page of Google results) > that the "here here"s are largely being used in other senses and > "hear hear" is surviving. It's very simple, really. In the Commons, you say, "Hear, hear" when the honourable member says something you agree with. You say, "Here, here" when you think the honourable member should be brought to heel. Which would explain why the latter is more common on the net. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
