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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:10 am Idiom "Hear hear" |
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Hi,
It suggests that you are expressing total agreement with what has been said. If you are sitting in an audience listening to a speaker and something they say strikes you as absolutely right, you would call out: 'Hear, hear' and thereby signal your agreement with the sentiment expressed. If you listen to a debate in our (UK) Parliament, you can often here members call out these words.
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Alan
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:16 am Idiom "Hear hear" |
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| Alan wrote: |
| If you listen to a debate in our (UK) Parliament, you can often hear members call out these words. |
The first time I saw a debate in Parliament on TV, I was absolutely amazed to hear all this shouting. I thought they were saying 'yeah, yeah!' (which seemed totally out of place), and it reminded me of gospel masses (or whatever they are called) where people are continuously shouting praises (I wish our masses were half as exciting!). |
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