Charles Curley wrote: > 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.
Don't think so. This is a common idea on the net, but it's just not true, and a silly thing too if you think about it. Why would anyone use the same sound to voice approval or disapproval. Maybe during a roll call someone might say "here, here" to indicate that they are present (well maybe when you were in elementary school), or if someone asked you who wants million dollars, but other than that, there's no such thing as "here, here" in the parliamentary context. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
