Questions, answers, the plan || The Colorado Campaign

Do you ever run across a phrase or expression that you use in every day conversation, but when met with the task of spelling it out you realize you have no idea how to do so?

This happens to me more than I’d like to admit.

For instance, this one: “Hear, hear.”

I had a moment this morning when no variation of this phrase looked correct and it seemed the only way to determine the answer was to call the creepy Watson robot of Jeopardy fame and ask him: “Hear, hear or Here, here?”

“Hear, hear,” seems strange. Like a call intended to alert you to my auditory abilities. “I hear you! I hear you!”

“Here, here,” is equally strange. Like a grade school, playground cry of, “Pick me, pick me!” Or: “I’m here, notice me – here! Here!” Though that interpretation might be more of my middle child syndrome rearing its ugly head.

It happens.

The point is, instead of living in confusion any longer, I did what people do and Googled it.

Hear, hear is an expression used as a short repeated form of hear him, hear him. It represents a listener’s agreement with the point being made by a speaker. (source)

So there you go. Let the confusion be conquered.

The larger point is, this little grammar lesson has nothing to do with the purpose of this post.

Sorry to put you through this.

Last week I invited you all to join me in a new, collaborative project I’ve termed, “The Colorado Campaign.” In just a few days, response has been outstanding. You guys and your enthusiasm is inspiring.

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