So

[fruitsalad]

I have noticed this seems to be used a lot lately especially on television when someone is being asked a question they begin the answer with so......blah blah blah

[tiggerblue10]

I have a habit of starting with "well.......".

[jno]

it sort of summarises what's been said so far: "If all that you say is so [ie true], then..."

[EvianBaby]

I do people it's happening more. It's one of those things you pick up from other people without realising you're even doing it. I do it quite a lot, it drives my dad crazy.

[wolf63]

I hate it when someone ends a conversation "....just saying" - it is annoying on-line too.

[DTCwordfan]

It's very Dutch....."Zo........." heard all the time over there.

[andres]

The ones that irritate me the most are -----'you know' and 'basically'.

[Sharingan]

I hate it. I think it sounds really 'valley gurl'.
'So I was totally going to get hair extensions like Britney but she's like such. A. Bitch right now!'

[mccfluff]

end of.

it both annoys and amuses me how people think by putting "end of" that others will suddenly accept their (usually incorrect or stupid or both ) statement as being the final word on the matter

[China Doll]

I do that, did it in an email earlier actually... i tend to do it when I'm about to summarise something.

[237SJ]

The DJ on my local radio station has just brought up the subject of people who start their sentences with "So" I think he must be a secret AB reader when he is playing the songs.

[trt]

'' I mean '' is used a lot at the start of a sentence.

[silliemillie]

'Obviously' is the one I hate. Most of the time its not obvious & is used in the wrong context.

[Cloverjo]

Grr.. Yes. I first noticed Lily Cole doing that when talking about her rain forest project, recently. It makes it sound like she's explaining something hard to grasp to us plebs.

[DaisyNonna]

Most of these words are merely to give a person time to think of an answer.

[Zacs-Master]

Annoys the hell outta me. But hey....

[2sp_]

I'm quite guilty of starting sentences with So... but only on here or FB.

I think I do it because it's a more casual way of writing, I wouldn't dream of doing it in a more official or "proper" place than here.

(So!) apologies to all those offended!

;-)