So why do so many people begin their threads with "So?"

[Tom Bomb]

Soda jerk storms into a bar. SOBER UP, he screams. Soaked, he became.

So much for mixing drinks.
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[dasherf17]

Just asking. I suspect it's a verbal tic that has become a written one.

Oh, yes, it's definitely a verbal tic in my humble imagination...way back in 2009 I listened to Ira Flato's NPR show about science related subjects...he had guests from the science world and when asked a question they always began with "so..."
I imagine it spread into common jargon...
I work for the Reuse Program at the University of Minnesota...I find myself inundated with "so..." all the time. Probably a scholar-ish thing...

 

[dasherf17]

So my uncle pointed out the whole starting sentences with “so” to me about 15 years ago. Said he noticed it mostly in academic circles back then but it’s since gone mainstream. Now I use “well” and “so” interchangeably and don’t even think about it anymore.

I read back to this post...2009 was a bit right...I'm sure it was before, tho...no one's wrong here...

 

[5StringBlues]

So, a needle pulling thread...

 

[Tom Bomb]

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[two fingers]

Sorry. I just started another thread about this.

Did we get down to any kind of solution? Is there a "culture" somewhere that starts every conversation with "so anyway"????

It hurts my head.

 

[ElectroVibe]

It's like the person is convincing himself that everyone else is so engaged by whatever he says that they must be waiting just to hear his next thought.

 

[Tom Bomb]

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[sleddogn]

so how about some advil?

 

[BlueTalon]

so how about some advil?

So are you asking or offering?

 

[DaveDeVille]

so anyway , guess it's time to practice ...

 

[Tom Bomb]

So psycho-somatic​

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[Tom Bomb]

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