We often say “without further ado”. Why does it sound weird to say “with further ado” to mean the opposite?

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Is there also a reason that can be explained by linguistics?

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Language doesn’t always communicate with words. The opposite of “without further ado,” which needs to be said aloud to draw attention the absence of any “ado,” is to simply conduct the “ado,” the actions of which _are_ the announcement of the doing of the adoing.

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