Religion and Ethics Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: L.A. on February 04, 2016, 05:19:49 PM
-
So, why does everyone start a sentence with the word 'so' these days? Like the the rising inflection, it' suddenly everywhere! Not a single interview on radio or TV is free from the phenomena.
-
I mentioned that to one of my sisters the other day. I've been wondering why so many are using that word to start sentences. So, what's with that? I read it is used for conversation management. Whatever
http://blog.dictionary.com/sentence-initial-so/
-
Surely no different from starting a sentence with the equally meaningless and superfluous "Well ..."
-
Has to be an improvement on the dread "basically" though doesn't it?
-
Well, yes.
-
How about "ah"? I just hate that one.
It's bad enough that our drama teacher PM pledged allegiance to the Queen's hairs, but listen to how he talks to us. I hate it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x-f71MImWw
Pledging allegiance to Her Majesty's hairs
http://www.therebel.media/watch_justin_trudeau_swears_allegiance_to_the_queen_s_hairs
-
Surely no different from starting a sentence with the equally meaningless and superfluous "Well ..."
I'm not saying that it is wrong - just that it seems to have sneaked-up from nowhere and has become ubiquitous. I noticed that my eldest daughter was using it the other day. I suspect that it is something they tend to pick-up from doing presentations at work.
-
I'm not saying that it is wrong - just that it seems to have sneaked-up from nowhere and has become ubiquitous. I noticed that my eldest daughter was using it the other day. I suspect that it is something they tend to pick-up from doing presentations at work.
My pet hate, like, is the, like, interminable, like, insertion of like, like, as almost every other word, like!
-
A little more from our born rich PM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8JE6vnmDAM
-
So, why does everyone start a sentence with the word 'so' these days? Like the the rising inflection, it' suddenly everywhere! Not a single interview on radio or TV is free from the phenomena.
It's far worse when it's used to finish a sentence. That really grates and you hear it all the time! Example...
"I had to nip into town at lunch to pick up some stamps sooooo...."
-
Personally I think these 'meaningless' words are a form of paralinguistics. It's not so much what they mean as how they are said.
-
Personally I think these 'meaningless' words are a form of paralinguistics. It's not so much what they mean as how they are said.
And?
-
And?
Which adds meaning of course. But in the how and not the what.
Or is that me just stating the obvious? I thought paralinguistics weren't supposed to have a meaning as such but these words seem to have become them. Not that I know a great deal about linguistics.
-
In most languahges, there are words or 'sounds' that are used a space fillers or to cover uncertainty or thinking time. I suspect that 'So ...' has become one of those.
-
So, why does everyone start a sentence with the word 'so' these days? Like the the rising inflection, it' suddenly everywhere! Not a single interview on radio or TV is free from the phenomena.
Everyone doesn't, I don't for a start! ::)
-
So, why does everyone start a sentence with the word 'so' these days? Like the the rising inflection, it' suddenly everywhere! Not a single interview on radio or TV is free from the phenomena.
So what? :)
-
Dear Lapsed,
As my dear departed old mother was heard to say "so to much and you will run out of thread".
Gonnagle.
-
So.......what's your point?
;)
:P
-
Just how many words can you start a sentence with? ???
SO...WHAT if they use the word... So.... Sew a needle pulling thread...
Could have started with The, THIS THEN WHAT WE I, it is a lot of nonsense isn't it.
So what do others think LOL... couldn't resist... Much ado about NOTHING... :D