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

[halfwitpicker]

Anyone know?

Nope, it's BOTH. Each group doubting the others existence according to this book on English language and syntax

So fuck off you weirdo 'thinkers'

Haha Wrong! I thought you might prefer the teeth-itching made up word 😂

Nah

Knitted fairies hahaha 🙈 I spotted that too!

It's defo 'Hear hear' and 'another think' (but I always say thing, I don't know why).

'I could care less' NO NO NO

Laurie that doesn't say both think and thing are right, just that both are said by some people and they all believe they're right. I'm a professional writer and editor and it's 'think'. Definitely. So fuck off back

So fuck off you weirdo 'thinkers'

Rude!! You...... you........ thing!
(Do you even exist?)

Well Isabelle - YOU clearly believe you're right. But you're not.

Professional writer ? Hmpphh - I'm a non-professional writer of this post so bleurghhhh

I love it so much we all think we're right

the arena with an all weather surface for riding on is a manège not a ménage

Had a beautiful argument about that one back in the days before google and before they were common.

Well, you are both right, in that you both learned the phrase you're still using. In terms of the original derivation of the phrase, only one usage is accurate. Sorry, Laurie, it's 'think'

And for those who say 'think' can't be used as a noun, of course it can; its used in exactly that way in phrases such as "I'll have a think about it" or "Have another think about it" - precisely the usage in the second part of the saying.

In the 'thing' argument, I've never understood what the first 'thing' was supposed to be which the 'other thing' would follow. Obviously in the 'think' argument, you've already got your first 'think' there in opposition to the 'other think'.

It's 'another think coming'. To all the people distressed by this revelation I extend my most sincere thoughts and prayers,

Laurie I don't understand why you are so convinced you are right. You're not. All the googling, all the research, everything and everyone says it's 'think' but many people have bastardised it to 'thing'.

And this is what Susie Dent has said about it on Twitter...

Yep: it began as 'another think coming' in the late 1800s, but was almost immediately misheard as 'another thing coming'. We do this a lot (mute point instead of a moot one; shoe-in instead of shoo-in etc; doggy-dog world, etc.)"

I'm amazed and amused at your refusal to accept how the phrase originated. Why?

Could of,should of,would of......

Hear and see that a lot..

Bleeuuurrgh!

Defiantly instead of definitely drives me mad, I see it all the time!

Definitely ‘hear hear’, ‘think’ and here’s another one that’s often said wrongly....’he did that off his own back’ when it is actually ‘off his own bat’. And when someone says they are on their way somewhere, said as ‘on route’ when the correct term is ‘en route’.

It's taken me ages to realise what the doggy dog phrase was the misheard version of. You mean dog eat dog yes? I've genuinely never heard it said as doggy dog but will be listening for it now.
Oh and it's another think.

A permanent notice in the market announces "two pear of leggin's 5.00."

Wrong in so many ways and I bloody love it

Oh! and thanks for clarifying the doggy dog one - couldn't work that one out at all!

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

And “wallah”

We do this a lot (mute point instead of a moot one

Oh come on, everyone knows it’s “moo point”. Like a cow’s opinion, it’s moo.

On point. What does it even mean?! Is it a shortened version of ‘on the point of...’?

A 'slither' of cake. Argh!! It's sliver! Unless it's a cake shaped like a snake?

My local market frequently displays: Obo's 2 for a £1