Now hear this (nautical command)
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"Now hear this" is a phrase used, particularly in the United States Navy, to instruct personnel to give "attention to an order or command about to follow".[1]
The phrase was also heard in nautical use in the Star Trek science fiction series. The phrase was used on USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) in the film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and on USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Encounter at Farpoint" and "Yesterday's Enterprise", and on Starfleet Academy in the video-game Star Trek Online.
This phrase was also used in the Star Wars: Battlefront II video game, for announcements on board Galactic Empire starships.
External links[edit]
- "NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS. Official Communications, Long Written Large, Can Use Mixed Case; No Shouting" Julian E. Barnes The Wall Street Journal, Updated June 13, 2013
- "Now Hear This: Navy Won't Invade Duluth" Associated Press The New York Times, June 8, 1989
References[edit]
- ^ "Manual of Commands and Orders 1945". www.history.navy.mil. United States Navy.