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There was a recent album release called "Because the internet". Absolutely horrific :-) --- I think what gets me about leading with "So" (more so in spoken co
by frou_dh 13y ago
There was a recent album release called "Because the internet". Absolutely horrific :-)
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I think what gets me about leading with "So" (more so in spoken converstaion) is that it makes the speaker sound like they're constantly, and consciously, having to reframe things in a form that the poor dummy they're speaking to will understand.
Politicians do it a lot when answering questions.
I also recognise that it's more innocently used when telling a story.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoI can see that aspect of it, I typically use it as an equivalent to "In my experience ..." or to convey a result that is derived empirically rather than reasoned do by first principles. I consider such things more 'as a personal preference' rather than having any sort of definitive reasoning behind them.