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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, which is why we should make every one of those false positives cost an arm and a leg to the perpetrators.

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The expression is actually "hear, hear!" A shortening of "hear him, hear him", an instruction saying "listen to what this guy's saying. It's good shit."

[–] Adalast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I see you are another of my pedant tribe. Thank you for the correction and context. You are a scholar and a gentleman.