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Old 02-22-2009, 01:39 PM   #20
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Hear, hear.

Abbreviated from "hear him, hear him", with 'hear' in this case being used in the imperative, i.e. as a command.

In use in the British Houses of Parliament for the past 300 years or so.

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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Here here (or is it hear hear) I was going to say the same thing.
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