Pause
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- | :''[[ellipsis]], [[speech to text]], [[pause]]'' | + | :''[[ellipsis]], [[speech to text]], [[Pinter pause]]'' |
- | Harold Pinter is famous for his "Pinter pause" which presents a subtly elliptical dialogue; often the primary things characters should address is replaced by [[ellipsis]] or [[dash]]es. The following exchange between Aston and Davies in ''[[The Caretaker]]'' is typical of Pinter: | + | |
- | :ASTON. More or less exactly what you... | + | # A short time for relaxing and doing something else. |
- | :DAVIES. That's it ... that's what I'm getting at is ... I mean, what sort of jobs ... (''Pause''.) | + | # A [[button]] found on players of [[electronic]] and [[digital]] [[media]] (such as a [[VCR]] or [[DVD]] player) that suspends play. |
- | :ASTON. Well, there's things like the stairs ... and the ... the bells ... | + | |
- | :DAVIES. But it'd be a matter [[...]] wouldn't it ... it'd be a matter of a broom ... isn't it? | + | |
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- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- A button found on players of electronic and digital media (such as a VCR or DVD player) that suspends play.
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