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"Geeks like to prefix sentences, questions and answers both, with “So, …” " I didn't know it was something specific to geeks. As a non-native English speak
by yodsanklai 12y ago
"Geeks like to prefix sentences, questions and answers both, with “So, …” "
I didn't know it was something specific to geeks. As a non-native English speaker, I sometimes start my sentences with "so" (not sure where i picked this, maybe from literal translation of French "donc").
- jordanpg 12y agoThe author isn't writing about any prefixing of the word "so." He's writing about the use that implies "what I'm about to say is really complicated and few understand it but me, but I'm going to take my best shot at breaking it down for you." It's accompanied by a certain tone, a slight uptick in tone, followed by a momentary hesitation.
- defen 12y agoIndeed. That usage of "so" is very different from (imagine a person telling a story) "So I was walking in the park the other day...", in which case the "so" is said very quickly and almost blends into the next word (unstressed "so" followed by stressed next syllable - subconsciously converting into iambic meter, maybe?).