Citations:hither twice
English citations of hither twice
Etymology
editA number of linguistic jokes: hear, hear → here, here (hear and here are homophones) → here twice (a back-formation from reduplication) → hither twice (hither (“to here”) conveys the implicit direction of hear, hear ≅ focus your attention toward [the speaker]).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĭʹdhətwīsʹ, IPA(key): /ˈhɪðəˈtwaɪs/
Interjection
edit- (humorous) Indeed! Absolutely! Hear, hear!
- 2006 September 10th, David Firth, Pulch: The Good Times, 1:47–1:50
- Terry: A spot of Cointreau should galvanise the occasion.
- Derek: Hither twice!
- 2006 September 10th, David Firth, Pulch: The Good Times, 1:47–1:50