So, Why Do Interviewees On The Tv Preceeed Every Answer With So....

[ToraToraTora]

There's a bloke on BBC News 24 at the moment, aaaarrrrgggghhhh!

[Theland]

Linguistic fashion.
Used to be, basically, or, well.

[david small]

Some on here, often “first” posters, begin a question with SO...I postulate that it’s the same person playing games.

[jim360]

I doubt it's deliberate. I've noticed myself doing it lately and I can't stop it. So irritating.

[andy-hughes]

It's the new annoying speech pattern inherited from students.

They started the annoying habit of ending each sentence on a rising note, like it's a question?

The result of watching too many Australian soaps and absorbing their speech patterns.

Hopefully it will pass … ?

So, I hope it does!!!

[derekpara]

I think it began as a trend to indicate that the person about to give an answer had understood what the questioner was on about.

[Theland]

A lot of whites now sound like blacks.
Is it the music?

[david small]

So, that explains that then.

[Theland]

So, well, basically, am like, you know, what am I, you know like, thinking, sort of, you know, about me, and like, sort of doing my thing, if you know what I mean like?

[douglas9401]

Not forgetting the latest imports from the colonies, 'lockdown', 'reach out to' and 'wait, what?'.

[Theland]

Lock and load?
Or is that the preserve of riots?

[Theland]

Listen up!

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // A lot of whites now sound like blacks.
Is it the music? //

Maybe if you referred to 'white people' and 'black people', you wouldn't be silently indicating an attitude of casual racism.

I am not suggesting that this is your intention, but interpretation is everything.

It's a thought.

[Theland]

Ah yes. Noted. Thank you.
I do have a problem with anti white sentiments so prevalent, and supported by, yes, a lot of white people.

[Old_Geezer]

So what ? Just gives a little thinking time whilst holding your turn to speak.

[andy-hughes]

Theland - // Ah yes. Noted. Thank you.
I do have a problem with anti white sentiments so prevalent, and supported by, yes, a lot of white people. //

You are welcome.

Personally, foe me, it's nothing to do with anti-anything sentiments.

It's simply that saying 'Black' and 'White' always sounds like it should be delivered in an Apartheid -supporting South African accent - harsh and bigoted, and I am sure you would not wish that image for yourself.

[douglas9401]

That would be bleck and wite.

[retrocop]

Dear oh dear Theland.
You seem to have put up a bit of a black there!

[Khandro]

So, what you're saying is, .... Why do interviewees on the TV precede every answer with 'So' ? .... I'm not sure.

[brainiac]

And why were interviewees in the Newsnight studio wearing BBC lanyards last night?

[douglas9401]

Everybody loves a wee badge, brainiac.