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When you raise your glass after an impressive speech, do you say “Here, here!” or “Hear, hear!”?
The correct phrase is: Hear, hear! That is, unless someone is asking, “Who wants more wine?” Then you can say, “Here, here!” and pound your fists on the table.
“Hear, hear!” simply means “hear him” or “hear her” and is a sign of approval of the previous speaker.
Imbibing around the world
To add some cultural flair the next time you toast, try doing it in another language. Below is a sampling of toasts across the globe.
Danish: Skål!
Finnish: Kippis!
French: Santé
German: Prost!
Icelandic: Skál!
Italian: Salute!
Malay: Sihat selalu!
Polish: Na zdrowie!
Romanian: Noroc!
Spanish: ¡Salud!
Tagalog: Mabuhay!
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Yay! Learning! 😀 I feel like I’ve probably switched between these two in the past. Good to know the right one.
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It’s actually “Hear, here” as in “I hear you (and agree), over here”
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No it’s not I’m afraid. It is actually “Hear, Hear”. But you are right, it does mean that the person is in agreement.
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thanks
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“Hear, hear” means I hear you loud and clear and couldn’t agree more. “Here, here” might mean one is calling their dog. They sound the same but aren’t interchangeable when written.
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