# And now, with no further ado... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504 "2008-04-08T19:57:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504/1 "2008-04-08T19:57:46Z")
Am I alone in my dislike for this term? By my rough informal estimate, at least 50% of folks who give words of welcome or introduction use this phrase to wrap up their remarks. But these words serve entirely no purpose. Instead of telling us what you are going to do with no further ado, why don’t you just do it?! I think I find this phrase jarring because it so often comes at the end of remarks that are already too long. Is there some **Public Speaking for Dummies** that tells people that including superfluous phrases like this makes them sound important? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504/2 "2008-04-08T20:07:15Z")
It’s even better in print when as often as not it’s “with no further adieu.” ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504/3 "2008-04-08T20:15:40Z")
How about, “And now, a man who needs no introduction…” following (or followed by) by a lengthy introduction. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504/4 "2008-04-08T20:26:10Z")
I’ve always heard it as “And now, _without_ further ado” [QUOTE=h.sapiens] How about, “And now, a man who needs no introduction…” following (or followed by) by a lengthy introduction. [/QUOTE] It would be fun if someoene gave the above line, and then walked off. And the man who didn’t need an introduction walks on. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504/5 "2008-04-08T20:26:20Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] I think I find this phrase jarring because it so often comes at the end of remarks that are already too long. [/QUOTE] But that’s exactly the point: it’s said to acknowledge that there has already been ado. If there had been no prior ado, then there’d be no reason to note that there will be no further ado. But since it’s established that there has already been ado, how can the audience be certain that what’s coming next won’t simply be more ado? There needs to be a formalized system in place for distinguishing ado from non-ado, and this is it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-now-with-no-further-ado/444504/6 "2008-04-08T20:29:47Z")
It’s a more polite way of saying “…but here I am, nattering on like an idiot when I should just show you the damn thing. So here it is.” ie. they’re acknowledging that the introduction was long and superfluous, but that they’re now moving onto the meat and potatoes, so maybe it’s time to start paying attention.