A neat thing about computers is the ability to convert the slow talker as me to a really, really fast talker, the likes as no human can do.

They do this by cutting out the time between words. I guess they cut out some of the time in words. The most common place we see this is at or near the end of commercials. I am sure it includes all they would rather not say, but it is required by law. It is the verbal equivalent of small print.

And so it is they say in 5 seconds what they should say in 30. It has 2 advantages for advertisers. I mean, who reads fine print…Who listens to the fast talk, assuming they can. The second advantage is also a benefit for the listener. It doesn’t take as long.

That keeps the price of the ad down and the annoyance for the listener. On the other hand, that which we should hear is being figuratively hidden from us, certainly from us slow listeners