Here Hear Here Hear and Other Expressions

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Benjamin" <jaffa276 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > David wrote:
> > I associate Hear, Hear with Parliament and the Pickwick Club, but 
> > doubtless it has long and complicated antecedents.
> > 
> 
Ben wrote:

 I always thought it was "here, here" as in, "Me, here, I agree with 
> that, look at me" not only you agree with what the guy has said 
but, 
> more importantly (for parliment at least) you will stand up and put 
> your name to that opinion (and scream 'here, here' and jump up and 
> down waving your hands frantically, to make sure that you are 
> counted.  I'm sure that's what happens in Whitehall, anyway)
> 


I always thought it was "Hear, Hear", too.  Is it "Hear ye, hear ye" 
in Parliament?  If so, that suggests that "Hear, here" is correct.  
But then again, I really have no idea.

Another phrase that gets mutilated a lot is "I could care less," when 
the person really means "I couldn't care less."

Cindy (who is pleased that one can get pretty far in life without 
using cliched expressions)