Dave Eggers Quotes

My Father Once Related How He And His Friend Les Had Come Up With A Way, When Stalling For Time In A Meeting Or Deposition (he And Les Were Lawyers [Les, Alive And Well, Still Is A Lawyer]), Instead Of Saying "Um . . .," Or "Uh . . .," One Could Say "Now . . .," A Word Which Accomplishes Two Things: It Serves The Same Stalling Purpose As "Um . . .," Or "Uh . . .," But Instead Of Being Dumb-sounding Offputting, It Creates Suspense For What Is Coming Next, Whatever That Might Be, That Which The Speaker Doesn't Yet Know.

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