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Is it 'hear hear' or 'here here'?

183 replies

halfwitpicker · 30/01/2019 14:51

Anyone know?

OP posts:
Dapplegrey · 30/01/2019 18:10

This is quite niche, but the arena with an all weather surface for riding on is a manège not a ménage.

3out · 30/01/2019 18:11

Had no idea about ‘think’! I doubt I use the phrase even once a year though, but next time I do I’ll be sure and use it correctly.

Wiggle and wriggle - both. Didn’t the old woman who lived in a shoe swallow a worm that wiggled (and jiggled) and wriggled inside her?

Wrongdissection · 30/01/2019 18:11

It’s anaesthetist. Not aneanthetist.

Drives me crackers when I hear people say that.

reallybadidea · 30/01/2019 18:11

Absolutely love restbite Grin

Rogueaccountant · 30/01/2019 18:14

It’s actually “fink!”

3out · 30/01/2019 18:15

In spirit of the original OP, we have fully established it’s hear, hear! People (here here people?) may also like to know that ‘the ayes have it’, and not the eyes.

3out · 30/01/2019 18:16

How do you feel about anaesthesiologist, wrongdissection?

Etino · 30/01/2019 18:16

What about advocado?! 😫

Whothere · 30/01/2019 18:16

It’s think but sounds like thing.

GrabbyMcGrabby · 30/01/2019 18:18

Pacificly for specifically.

AdaColeman · 30/01/2019 18:21

Following on from "the ayes have it", they toe the line, they do not tow the line!

Getabloominmoveon · 30/01/2019 18:22

Panda-ing. As in "He needs to stop pandai-ng to her every whim"

3out · 30/01/2019 18:28

I’d forgotten about toe! Is that something to do with the line on the floor in the HofC?

3out · 30/01/2019 18:30

Oh, disappointingly not!

Ali1cedowntherabbithole · 30/01/2019 18:43

Er, It’s pandering isn’t it?

WatcherintheRye · 30/01/2019 18:47

Just as I know it's 'hear, hear', but can accept that there could be an argument for 'here, here', I can also see an argument for 'thing', (although I would refute it, because I know it's 'think'!). 'If you think you're staying out till 1 a.m., you've got another thing coming', could (but doesn't) mean that you have another situation/state of affairs coming, i.e. the situation that you won't actually be staying out till 1 a.m.

Wrongdissection · 30/01/2019 19:16

@3out only acceptable if you are in America!

3out · 30/01/2019 19:21

Thought so. Here’s a tough one - If you had to choose between anaesthesiologist or aneanthetist which would you prefer? ;) @Wrongdissection

Luglio · 30/01/2019 19:27

Never mind all that. It's the proliferation of 'per say ' which is depressing me.

Wrongdissection · 30/01/2019 19:30

Anaesthesiologist every time. At least it’s a real word 😂

Usuallyinthemiddle · 30/01/2019 19:35

It's Think.

And dull as ditch water not bloody dish water

And fine tooth(ed) comb. Not a toothcomb.

woolduvet · 30/01/2019 19:38

Bare with or bear with
This one always annoys me

BrusselPout · 30/01/2019 19:41

I could care less and loose instead of lose 😡

Musmerian · 30/01/2019 19:42

These are called eggcorns. It happens when people haven’t seen the word/phrase written down and so mishear it. Damp squid and doggy dog world are two of my favourites. As an English teacher I get loads of these.

ThanksItHasPockets · 30/01/2019 19:45

‘Phased’ instead of ‘fazed’ drives me mad and is EVERYWHERE.