I notice on shark tank they laugh when the person pitching their business says that.
I read in a book that it's good because it buys you time to formulate your response.
Thoughts?
Yep that’s my understanding too.
It’s often used as a technique to allow someone a few seconds to gather their thoughts before answering a question. It’s used so much now that sometimes it seems insincere — but it does work for some people.
A silent pause before answering makes it look like you don’t know the answer and are searching for a response. Answering immediately might seem that you didn’t give much thought at all to the question.
I'm glad you asked that question, Intothenight…
The answer is no. That's just how us civilized folks confabulate.
Maybe it's the just the context I have usually heard it in but to me it translates as "I am so glad you asked that, now I can tell you how awesome I am".
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