The little moment of silence between the end of the word "ado" and the beginning of the following word would still be ado tho.
Technically no. Ado is an old word meaning commotion. So silence would not be commotion. I stand by my original assertion. The statement itself is further ado. Plus, most times when the phrase is used, there's a little more ado coming.
without further ado. The man of the hour. The one. the only. blah blah blah. it's never said "without further ado" and then the person walks out or the thing starts. I first noticed it years ago watching Knight's Tale when the chaucer character would use it in announcing his lord. He went way over the top but I've noticed since then that 'without further ado' never actually ends the ado.
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