pro tip: when you fall a little behind in a conversation bc you don’t understand a word/they’re talking too fast/there’s a concept that you’re missing – “can you talk about that a little more?” will work… magic……
u sound smart
if you’ve used up all your “sorry, what?” times this has ppl repeat themselves in different words but they feel good about it
often when asked to speak more about a topic ppl explain it more clearly
if you don’t know the word they used but everyone at the table seems to (they don’t), having them talk more about it can help u figure out what that word means
it will also give u more context to figure out if a word/topic/concept was just dropped for Style Points (ie to be Fancie) or if it’s something u actually need to google later
EVERY time i have done this in a group conversation, at least one person has said “actually yeah i don’t really know what you’re talking about” so ur probably helping friends
ppl really love talking about stuff & you’re basically telling them “i’m super into listening to you talk”
