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Old 10-29-2010, 01:22 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Sparrow View Post
In the UK people have suddenly started answering a question with "So,...".

"What effect will the new product have on sales?"
"So, what we've found out is...."

"Can you tell us what's happening at the scene?"
"So, I'm just looking around me now..."

"What is 2 plus 2?"
"So, 4."

It's horrible - are other English speaking nations similarly afflicted?
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Originally Posted by pshrynk View Post
We invented it in Wisconsin. Except that it originally was "Oh, yah!"
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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared View Post
Like, you know, similar here, eh!
So, it's, like, super duper common everywhere now, right?


(ok, I have to admit I use "so" more often than I should... not sure why. Also, I overdo the ...)
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