Posted by andyb on September 25, 2006 at 11:07:33 from 213.249.162.132 user beardbiter.
In Reply to: Re: Here? Hear? (Was Hotting up the past with smoke? posted by Adam Quinan on September 25, 2006 at 00:46:38:
From the online OED 13. a. The imperative hear!, now usually repeated, hear! hear! (formerly hear him! hear him!) is used as an exclamation to call attention to a speaker's words, and hence has become a general expression of approbation or ‘cheering’.
It is now the regular form of cheering [CHEER n.1 8] in the House of Commons, and expresses, according to intonation, admiration, acquiescence, indignation, derision, etc.
I stand corrected over here and hear what you say.