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The 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 und
by jordanpg 12y ago
The 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?).