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Originally Posted by n0nsensical
Oh, this one drives me crazy, and I see it all the time on message boards: "here, here" in place of "hear, hear." In fact, I don't think I've ever seen anyone write it correctly. Does "here, here" make ANY sense? No, I didn't think so.
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Well, when the phrase is used, it's usually in a large group of people and it's usually quite loud, right? So, maybe "here, here" means to "listen over here as this fellow has a good idea." At least, that's how an old school chum explained it to me.
I could also see the argument for "here, hear" (come here and listen) or "hear, here" (listen here).
I know better, but the others do make SOME sense, in my opinion.
Edit: 5 'cool' points to Mooseman for using Eddie Izzard's work as an example.
