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Now hear this (nautical command)

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Admiral Michelle Howard using 1 Main Circuit to address the crew of USS Wasp (December 2009)

"Now hear this" is a phrase used in the United States Navy, to instruct personnel to give "attention to an order or command about to follow".[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Manual of Commands and Orders 1945". Naval History and Heritage Command.
  2. ^ "Now Hear This: Navy Won't Invade Duluth". The New York Times. Associated Press. 8 June 1989.
  3. ^ Barnes, Julian E. (13 June 2013). "NOW HEAR THIS: NAVY ABANDONS ALL CAPS". The Wall Street Journal. Official Communications, Long Written Large, Can Use Mixed Case; No Shouting