So....

[Louisa]

Why, why, why, is it that in the last few years or so whether it be on news reports, TV and Radio interviews and in day to day life, large numbers of people (younger mostly) are beginning sentences or answering questions with "so". I find it infuriating. I often scream at the TV when I see someone beginning a sentence this way. Stop doing it!

Louisa.

[*Bob*]

This is a quick one - excuse the cut and paste:

"There is a widespread belief?one with no historical or grammatical foundation?that it is an error to begin a sentence with a conjunction such as and, but or so. In fact, a substantial percentage (often as many as 10 percent) of the sentences in first-rate writing begin with conjunctions."

[Muley]

Regardless of the grammatical niceties Louisa is right- it's bloody irritating.

*Did I really just say 'Louisa is right'?

[Otta]

So, you're not keen then?

[Salsaboy]

So what?

[miga]

So, so far so so-so.

[goosey-goosey]

The rhetorical "so". I'm intrigued and irritated by "so" at the start of a sentence. It's an indicator of something, but I'm not sure what. It's as though the speaker is showing off or trying to change the focus of the conversation. This is why Siobhan Sharpe used it so much. She's real, right? "What's wrong with the BBC?" "So we're talking major brand surgery here."

[Alan Medic]

Otta Wrote:

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> So, you're not keen then?

So and so.

[Seabag]

'Sew what?' the dry cleaner said when I pointed out the missing button

I didn't like his attitude, dyslexic or not

[kford]

So, what are you going to do about it?

[JohnL]

So So thread

[Ridgley]

So happy together :)

[Earl Aelfheah]

I hate the rising inflection at the end of sentences - previously the domain of Australians, but now seemingly ubiquitous. Even my 6 year old does it. So annoying.

[adonirum]

So, it's almost as iritating as starting a sentence by repeating the same word three times, but not as irritating as starting "well".

I think there's an element of it being dismissive of another's point of view, particular if it is something like "So, let's just say...." and also an element of it being condescending.

[????]

I like it for reasons that adonirum mentions. I use it on the forum when the logical conclusion of someone's post or shared link results in idiocy....that's why I use it so often. I tend to use "Soooooooo" to really point out there idiocy in a very deliberately condescending manner

*obviously in my subjective opinion

[maxxi]

So, 'So' is - so far - more 'so what?' than 'so there' (and so on) but is IMSO the new IMHO?

[Huggers]

and 'Here's a thing' is bloody annoying too. (or is it 'the thing'?)

[Seabag]

Nothing tops 'Methinks'

So I can cope with, and well on occasions

But 'Methinks' can go fuck itself

[aerie]

Seabag - Dyslexics rule K.o.

[Jeremy]

I used to have an annoying habit of saying "yeah?" at the end of sentences. Sort of like a lobotomised Eastenders character. "I'm just popping out to the shop, yeah?", etc.

I made a conscious effort to stop doing it, but unfortunately not before my wife had picked up the same bad habit. She now tells off our daughter by saying to her "No, yeah?".

[uncleglen]

Our doctor used to say 'Right' after everything..

[hc]

You know what, I hate it when people start a sentance with, you know what.

I also find the phrase, thankyou SO much, utterly irritating.

[Mustard]

Huggers Wrote:

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> and 'Here's a thing' is bloody annoying too. (or

> is it 'the thing'?)

It's, Here's the thing. Or, The thing is.... something my brother says all the time when he is trying to push his point of view on you.

[Otta]

"Simples".

Fuck off!!!

Okay for a Russian meerkat in an advertising campaigne, but when a human uses it I want to punch them.

[Lisa Taylor]

'Yeah' & 'Right' are SOOOOOOOOOOOO annyoing!

I have a friend who says 'Really' after everything you tell her, drives me potty.