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WWWWHtoday at 7:08 PM2 repliesview on HN

I used to use this (still do really) as a technique when starting undergraduate lectures. They’re there, ready to listen, but chatting away and need a moment to focus their attention.

*SO* let me tell you further fun facts about carbonyl chemistry…

Works. Those Anglo-Saxons knew what they were about.


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antogninitoday at 7:24 PM

I remember one of my friends in college pointing out before lecture that the professor would always start by saying "OK, So."

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vanderZwantoday at 7:35 PM

> SO let me tell you

all about how...

Oh no, now my brain wants to play the whole song in my head before allowing me to move on.