DannyP  +  399531 Thu, 02 Aug 07 12:21 PM Hello. I need help. When you're walking through a shopping mall and suddenly everything goes quiet. By chance, everyone in the mall stops talking at the exact same time - What is the term for this phenomenon. I know there is one, i just dont know what it is. I'm doing a philosophical study on 'silence' and any help would be much appreciated. Thanks heaps. DannyP Joined on Thu, Aug 2 2007 New Member 01

	Clive  +  399599 Thu, 02 Aug 07 03:56 PM Hi, A hush? I don't think there is one specific and precise word. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,605 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Feebs11  +  399723 Thu, 02 Aug 07 09:54 PM "An angel passing over" is one idiom/euphemism I have heard for when people all fall silent at once. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015 Idioms

	CalifJim  +  399837 Fri, 03 Aug 07 06:09 AM Yup.  An angel passing is the one I've heard, too. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,395 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Clive  +  399850 Fri, 03 Aug 07 06:44 AM Hi, Hmmm. I don't think I've heard that one. Clive Clive