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A comment on Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult. Parent comment

Re:Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult by eplanit on Saturday October 05, 2013 @10:35AM (#6500751)
I believe the phrase is "hear, hear".
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Re:Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult by oneeyedpigeon on Sunday October 06, 2013 @06:56AM (#6503712)
Both of them are phrases. Everyone understands the, strictly speaking, incorrect one. It's nice to know the origins of the phrase, but when more people use the 'incorrect' variant than the 'correct' one, it becomes 'correct'; that's the nature of language.
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Re:Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult by WCityMike on Sunday October 06, 2013 @11:12AM (#6504294)
Under that theory, texting will swiftly become 'correct' English, and I refuse to believe THAT.
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Re:Swiss to vote on 2,500 franc basic income for every adult by oneeyedpigeon on Sunday October 06, 2013 @02:13PM (#6504849)
Not really; it's a totally different medium. But there's no doubt it will have SOME effect, and - since the context we're talking about is a comment on a website - you surely have no problem with abbreviations, emoticons, etc.
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