2010年12月13日 · It's "hear, hear". Both Wikipedia and phrases.org.uk cite its origin as the UK Parliament. From the former: It was originally an imperative for directing attention to speakers, …

2011年5月26日 · F'x is correct in the main, but it is useful to note that these presents is a legal term that makes specific reference to the document in which the words being read are contained.

It is short for "Hear him! Hear him!" Origin phrases.org. Originated in the British parliament in the 18th century as a contraction of 'hear him, hear him'. It is at least older than this entry in …

2023年8月19日 · There is a non-negligable chance that ye could legitimately be read as an article because pronominals were in flux. The exclusive assumption that y e was always read the …

2011年10月27日 · A few answers here give good sources for various words that are commonly used when 'talking like a pirate'. It may surprise some of you to learn though, that the 'accent' …

2011年7月7日 · @Unreason: Yes. I think Hear, Hear! is predominantly British, and somewhat 'archaic' outside Parliament. It probably started from the town-crier's Hear ye, hear ye!. When …

2012年7月10日 · It's not a misunderstanding of ye. The thorn really was often printed as y, so in phrases like "Ye Olde Shoppe", the Ye really does mean The (and is pronounced as the, …

Hear as opposed to *listen" is choice; many people say, Listen to me. Perhaps the origin is referring to the use of Hear ye, the call (along with a bell, gong, or drum) of the town criers, …

2014年10月24日 · interjection 1. hear! attend! (a cry uttered usually twice by a court officer to command silence and attention, as before court is in session, and formerly by public criers). or …

Yes is not a formal word; you can use it in both formal and informal contexts.. Looking at the definitions given for yeah, yeh, yep, or yup, all those words are defined as exclamation & noun …