When agreeing with someone, is it 'Here here,' or 'Hear hear' and do you know where the expression comes from?

Answer 1

Hear Hear is often used in political circles to suggest agreement or endorsement of something being said. Originally any disagreement with a speaker, either in the Commons of the House of Lords, would be expressed by loud humming from those with opposing views, in an attempt to drown out the speech being made. But members agreeing with and in favour of the speaker would call for those humming to listen by shouting 'hear him, hear him'. This phrase has evolved over the years to the one used today.

Answer 2

Hear hear is an expression that originated as hear him, usually repeated. This imperative was used to call attention to a speaker's words, and naturally developed the sense of a broad expression of favor. This is how it is still used today, although one can always vary one's tone to express different sentiments; the Oxford English Dictionary noted around the turn of the century that the phrase is now the regular form of cheering in the [British] House of Commons, and expresses, according to intonation, admiration, acquiescence, indignation, derision, etc.

As a parliamentary cheer, hear him, hear him! is first recorded in the late 17th century and continued into the 19th; the reduction to hear! or hear, hear! occurred by the late 18th century]. However, the use of the verb hear as an imperative meaning listen! is older: a notable example is the parliamentary-sounding Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear (King James Bible, 2 Samuel xx 16).

Aside from the interjection, a number of other forms are found, such as a hear, hear (originally, of course, a hear him) 'a cheer'; hear-hear 'to shout "hear, hear!"'; and hear-hearer 'a person who shouts "hear, hear!"'.

Source: Partial citation of a "words at random" posting on the randomhouse.com website

Answer 3

Here, means when someone says over here.
Hear, means to hear as in listen.
Not Sure where The expression comes from.

Answer 4

it's hear here. i'm not sure where it originated.

yes.

agree that the
freedom to consent
to sex at the young age
of 14 legally in canada, missouri,
iowa, and s. carolina is an
abomination that must be
abolished.

call extremists
terrorists instead
of islamic...

investigate and prosecute
the goyim who say they're jews,
but are not... who sodomize, pimp
and abort the children of israel. reduce
aids. allow gay marriage and outlaw
promiscuous sodomy.

child molesters should be
,`,`,arked on the face, tethered,
castrated and given phrikken
labotomies.

condemn and abolish legal minor
abuse, prostitution, child abortion,
and mandatory idf service in israel.
dissolve the federal reserve. return
to the gold standard. save the usa
and israel.

president bush - 202-456-1111

sen specter - 202-224-4254

sen santorum - 202-224-6324

sen kennedy - 202-224-4543

sen kerry - 202-224-2724

rep ron paul - 202-225-2831

sen lugar - 202-224-4814

sen mccain - 202-224-2235

sen clinton - 202-224-4451

Answer 5

It's "hear,hear"

Came from British Parliment in the 18th century. Short for "hear him, hear him" in agreement to what the speaker was saying.

Answer 6

It's 'hear, hear', but I don't know where it comes from! Possibly something to do with the fact that they like what they're hearing.

Answer 7

It's "hear hear", and like your first responder, I'm afraid I don't know where it comes from either.

Answer 8

Hi, teppic5!

It's "hear, hear" and it comes from English Parliment.

Answer 9

I had this debate recently. I thought It was hear hear, but we couldn't agree so still don't know......sorry.

Answer 10

hear hear... I'm not sure but I expect it means something like 'yes, listen to this wisdom'