ok, so in my opinion it can only be "hear, hear" but I constantly see native speakers writing it wrong it really bugs me for some reason. yesterday, I even read it in a bestselling book!! with ssssoul, tell me that I'm right and "here, here" is really violence against the language...

I think it hear hear. And by the way: what is the Rob Roy?

JumpingKentFlash

>> "here here" <<

where where?? i mean: why me? :E but yes, of course it's properly oyez oyez
(those in doubt could try "hear here" to reasonably good effect, i reckon ...
but it's supposed to be "hear hear" )



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009-09-26 14:48 by with sssoul.

I actually looked this up a few weeks ago because I was wondering the same thing myself.

It's hear hear - I think it originated at Parliment or something.

Wasn't looking too good, but I was feeling real well.

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with sssoul
>> "here here" <<

where where?? i mean: why me? :E but yes, of course it's properly oyez oyez
(those in doubt could try "hear here" to reasonably good effect, i reckon ...
but it's supposed to be "hear hear" )

'cause you are an english teache, aren't you?

That's English...

here - hear
there - their
eight - ate
see - sea
to - too - two
be - bee
know - no

etc...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2009-09-26 19:59 by midnrambler.

I always have great fun with the french who tend to pronounce bitch/beach/pitch/peach the same ...