Here, here (sic)
After seeing someone post “here, here” in the ASP.Net forums for the umpteenth time, I had to find a way to vent my feelings about this annoyance. So I have decided to add a new category to my blog called “Annoyances” where I can discuss some of the things that annoy me.
The correct spelling of the phrase is “Hear, hear!” Quite different from calling someone to come to you, which is exactly what “here, here” is all about.
“Hear, hear” originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of “hear him, hear him.”
I will save another annoyance — “their” versus “there” — for another day.
