The word "so" when it is used as an introduction and not a transition. No exaggeration: a quarter of my students will start their project presentations with the word "so."
"So...My project is on integrals."
"So...When you differentiate a natural log expression..."
"So...My name is Mark and I'll be talking about vectors..."
I hear it frequently on news and entertainment interview shows:
Host: "What are the implications of this policy?"
Guest: "So...Right now, the Republicans are divided on the policy..."
Normally said by those who weren't around in the 1970s and my God is it annoying.
I always thought that was "porn stash", i.e. a stash of porn. Never heard it used as"moustache".
You are correct, but I am referring to the following, which is often mentioned in reviews of old TV shows but it applies to just about everything, like American sports:
That phrase at the end of something you've written negates your previous thought(s) as inconsequential and timidly made with no real conviction on your part.
The word "so" when it is used as an introduction and not a transition. No exaggeration: a quarter of my students will start their project presentations with the word "so."
"So...My project is on integrals."
"So...When you differentiate a natural log expression..."
"So...My name is Mark and I'll be talking about vectors..."
I hear it frequently on news and entertainment interview shows:
Host: "What are the implications of this policy?"
Guest: "So...Right now, the Republicans are divided on the policy..."
"So" is the new "like" and both should be punishable by severe caning, and no flexible thin bamboo. A telephone book or pool cue are the bare minimum.
