The European Central Bank (ECB) tried to rebel but failed: on Thursday January 15th it cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point, to 2%, having hinted at a pause only a month ago.
Many people feel awkward if there is a silent pause on the stage, or their nerves make it difficult to control the pace of their delivery.
A classic example here is collapsing play and pause onto the same button on an audio player, where it contains the universal play triangle icon until you click it, and then it contains the universal pause icon of two vertical bars.
