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I concur - that was the reason at least for me. Actually I am not a native English speaker, I translated it literally from German where we also say "Kurze Frag

• sharpshadow 9y ago
  In German you would use it to get a short answer to a short question, for example a yes/no question or when you ask about the time. In practice the shortest answer possible with the notice that you are just looking for a quick answer without explanations. Normally you use it to let the other know that it will not take long and you don't want to disturb.