You got 9 correct out of 10. :) 1. If I don't know the answer to something, I could say: "Let me cry..." "Let me sit..." "Let me see..." "Let me wait..." 2. If someone asks a difficult question and you need time to think about the answer, you could say: "Now let me meditate about that..." "Now let me speak about that..." "Now let me talk about that..." "Now let me think about that..." 3. If someone is saying something that you don't agree with and you want to give your opinion, you could say: "Just an hour ... " "Just a minute! ..." "Just now! ..." You are wrong! You know nothing! I have all the answers and you must listen to me! 4. If you are describing something, you can give yourself thinking time by saying, "It's __________ sort of... sort off... sorted of... sorted geezer... 5. If someone is not understanding you, before you start to explain yourself again, you could say: "What I'm trying to mutter is..." "What I'm trying to tell is..." "What I'm trying to say is..." "What I'm trying to talk is..." 6. To introduce a different opinion, I could say: "As a matter of fact..." "As a matter of opinion..." "As a matter of argument..." "As a matter of my idea..." 7. To make a point in an argument, a good phrase would be: The matter is... The fact of the argument is... The fact of the matter is... The important matter is... 8. To get someone to stop talking. I could say in a forceful voice: "Now then, look here..." "Now next, look here..." "Now slowly, look here..." "Now shut your piehole and walk away." 9. To find a different way of saying something, I could say: "What's the word for looking?" "What's the word I'm looking for?" "What's the language I'm looking for?" "Who's the bird I'm looking for? 10. If I disagree with someone, I could say: "Okay, finally, but..." "Okay, whatevs, but..." "Okay, that's final, but..." "Okay, that's fine, but..."

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