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yellowdogintexas

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28. I am 74 and use of "so" has always been there.

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 12:39 PM

Jan 2023

The comparison ("it was so hot" for example) seems to be kind of an abbreviation. Example: It was so hot I baked an apple in my car. It was so cold the dog caught a frisbee and it snapped in half. I was so angry I could have spit nails.

This grammar discussion may be helpful
http://partofspeech.org/what-part-of-speech-is-so/

Also this: So is one of seven coordinating conjunctions represented by the mnemonic FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. When these coordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses, the conjunction is always preceded by a comma.

if you google on uses of 'so' there are lots of interesting articles. This ancient English major found them to be a great deal of fun

So what are you waiting for?

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When did everyone begin starting sentences with the word "so"? [View all] Coventina Jan 2023 OP

So... I blame it on "Sound of Music" lapfog_1 Jan 2023 #1

Servers describe food items that way, too. pandr32 Jan 2023 #2

I had coworkers that started almost every sentence that way. spooky3 Jan 2023 #4

It is annoying. pandr32 Jan 2023 #15

There's a guy on America's Test Kitchen who does that. rsdsharp Jan 2023 #3

Good thing you weren't taking shots. pandr32 Jan 2023 #16

My sister ends about every second sentence with so when speaking. MLAA Jan 2023 #5

I forgot about the "so" at the end! Coventina Jan 2023 #6

I consider that a way to not belabor a point/spell it out Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #7

Concur nt intrepidity Jan 2023 #18

I would t mind a few so, yeahs just to break up the monotony of so many sentences ending in so! MLAA Jan 2023 #31

About the time that every fourth word in a sentence was "like". LuckyLib Jan 2023 #8

I think you are right. I was trying to remember what the other word was... List left Jan 2023 #10

They use "right" a lot on home decorating shows. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #12

I remember it happening in the 60's. List left Jan 2023 #9

I do it. It's a habit, you know? You know, Like it's a like a pause before you like say something. LakeArenal Jan 2023 #11

Ronan Farrow uses it all the time Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #13

Right. He does, and it doesn't bother me. intrepidity Jan 2023 #19

I'm with you on vocal fry. It's a natural occurrence of talking through your nose. rsdsharp Jan 2023 #20

I think that pronunciation of nuclear goes back to Bush 2 Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #21

Probably started with "So what" Bev54 Jan 2023 #14

About the time that every fourth word in a sentence was "like". LuckyLib Jan 2023 #17

That drives me bonkers. The so, not so much. mnhtnbb Feb 2023 #32

Ending sentences with, "Does that make sense?" callous taoboy Jan 2023 #22

When I say something that might seem contradictory or yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #26

I use that one all the time jcgoldie Jan 2023 #27

Definitely. callous taoboy Feb 2023 #34

Lotsa contestants say "so" when they are introduced on Jeopardy....... a kennedy Jan 2023 #23

I haven't noticed anything like that around here. Emile Jan 2023 #24

When did "so" become a unit of measure? Hotler Jan 2023 #25

I am 74 and use of "so" has always been there. yellowdogintexas Jan 2023 #28

So, it appears the "so" is a grammatical... 3catwoman3 Jan 2023 #29

Thanks for that. sl8 Jan 2023 #30

Maybe at the same time as frogmarch Feb 2023 #33

So? pressbox69 Feb 2023 #35

"So" is a discourse marker along with "well" and "like"... targetpractice Feb 2023 #36

I started to notice, several years ago, that interviewees on NPR were doing... LudwigPastorius Feb 2023 #37