Here Hear

[Mr Jan Yeo]

When people say 'here here' do they actually mean 'hear hear'? I've never been quite sure which way it should be spelt.

 

[Antony Moxey]

I was always led to believe it's 'here here', as in 'I'm in agreement with you over here'. Would that be right?

 

[Red the Paper]

Never mind Jan, or should it be "there their"?

 

[Hants_red]

I've always thought it was "hear, hear", as in I hear you and agree with you.

 

[Hermann]

It is "hear, hear". It's short for "hear him, hear him".

 

[Mr Jan Yeo]

See that's the way that I was leaning Ant, just that it might also be 'hear hear', as in 'I hear you'.

 

[Hants_red]

Never mind Jan, or should it be "there their"?

I thought that was "there, their, they're".

 

[Mr Jan Yeo]

It is "hear, hear". It's short for "hear him, hear him".

Have you got a link for that?

 

[Hermann]

Have you got a link for that?

Always.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear,_hear

 

[LOG]

Cool kids neither here here nor hear hear.

They concur.