As you say, it's probably not what's at issue here. That said, I feel this deserves to be addressed: > "I'm sorry , I just got terrible news" takes about two

As you say, it's probably not what's at issue here. That said, I feel this deserves to be addressed: > "I'm sorry , I just got terrible news" takes about two seconds to say. But the wherewithal to do so in that circumstance is considerably less available!