So When How And Where Did It Start...

[janzman]

.. many people from politicians to quiz show contestants when asked a question or invited to offer an opinion start their answer with 'So'. It annoys me how about you

[bednobs]

It's just a filler word like um.

[bhg481]

Someone was asking the same question about "look" on here the other day - as bednobs says.

[gingejbee]

No....life's too short to be annoyed by something so trivial.

[bobbinwales]

when the stopped starting sentences with Basically, the point is, Err, look, a mean, am glad you asked me that

[10ClarionSt]

It is annoying though, if trivial. The same applies to the word "like". Yer know, like, I was in the shop, like, and the assistant came up to me, like, and asked, like, did I need any help, like.

Just like so!

[dannyk13]

Yes.

[ToraToraTora]

So, look, well, yes AH is the expert on so!