1/14    A note on "hear hear": it was born from parliamentary proceedings,
        where a speaker's supporters would exclaim "hear hear", ie, "hear him,
        hear him".
        \_ drives me fucking crazy when people use "here here" instead.  grr.
           \_ uh, language changes over time.  deal, frenchy.
        \_ Then why not "listen listen"?
           \_ There's actually subtle differences in meaning there that would
              take a bit of explaining. Basically, "hear" implies more than
              just having listened. You can listen without understanding, or
              without hearing for that matter. Similar to looking/seeing.
        \_ More white imperial racism