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Re: old computers don't fade away, they just up and die



Robert Holmgren wrote:
** Reply to message from flash  on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:04:42
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Here, here!

Here? Where?
Hear, hear! Acclamation, not location. Hark, pay attention, listen up dude
Indeed. Mea culpa that I missed it, and kudos to Robert.
But doesn't the phrase have further connotations? As "We hear you," and "Let's hear it for [the speaker]"? If one were going to translate into Latin, a simple "Attendite" wouldn't cover it. You'd need to add "Euge" and "Fiat" and perhaps even "Plaudite." Ah, the riches of English!

Patricia M. Godfrey