hear hear!
I agree!
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
British Prime Minister David Cameron: "On important decisions, may I first of all congratulate the right hon. Gentleman on an important decision that he has made this week—to keep the shadow Chancellor in place until 2015."
Honourable Members of Parliament: "HEAR HEAR!"
(The London Independent)
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HEAR HEAR Judith, I could not agree more.
(from an Internet forum posting)
Honourable Members of Parliament: "HEAR HEAR!"
(The London Independent)
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HEAR HEAR Judith, I could not agree more.
(from an Internet forum posting)
Did you
know?
hear hear!
exclamation (spoken more than written)
- something said in order to strongly agree with what someone else has just said
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Hear, hear is an expression used as a short, repeated form of hear him, hear him. It signifies that a listener agrees with the point being made by a speaker. It was originally an imperative for directing attention to speakers and has since been used as the standard form of cheering in the House of Commons.
The expression can serve many purposes depending on the intonation of its user. Its use in Parliament is linked to the fact that applause is normally (though not always) forbidden in the chambers of the House of Commons and House of Lords.
The House of Commons (effectively the lower house of the parliament) is one of Britain's great traditions. It dates from the second half of the 13th century, when landholders and other property owners in the counties and towns began sending representatives to Parliament to present grievances and petitions to the king and to accept commitments to the payment of taxes.
In the 14th century the knights and burgesses chosen as representatives (i.e., the commons) began sitting in a separate chamber, or "house," from that used by the nobles and high clergy (i.e., the lords).
The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on May 1 of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707 and represents one of the oldest continuous democracies in the world. Most historians agree however that the oldest parliament is "Althing," the national parliament of Iceland, which was founded in 930.
(sources: Wikipedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.parliament.uk)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Hear hear Susan! Your market analysis was spot on!"
exclamation (spoken more than written)
- something said in order to strongly agree with what someone else has just said
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Hear, hear is an expression used as a short, repeated form of hear him, hear him. It signifies that a listener agrees with the point being made by a speaker. It was originally an imperative for directing attention to speakers and has since been used as the standard form of cheering in the House of Commons.
The expression can serve many purposes depending on the intonation of its user. Its use in Parliament is linked to the fact that applause is normally (though not always) forbidden in the chambers of the House of Commons and House of Lords.
The House of Commons (effectively the lower house of the parliament) is one of Britain's great traditions. It dates from the second half of the 13th century, when landholders and other property owners in the counties and towns began sending representatives to Parliament to present grievances and petitions to the king and to accept commitments to the payment of taxes.
In the 14th century the knights and burgesses chosen as representatives (i.e., the commons) began sitting in a separate chamber, or "house," from that used by the nobles and high clergy (i.e., the lords).
The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on May 1 of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707 and represents one of the oldest continuous democracies in the world. Most historians agree however that the oldest parliament is "Althing," the national parliament of Iceland, which was founded in 930.
(sources: Wikipedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.parliament.uk)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Hear hear Susan! Your market analysis was spot on!"
