So, I just want to pull my hair out

self | January 2, 2014 | knarf

[knarf]

So, who teaches these people English ?

[knarf]

If you haven't picked up on it by now, let me tell you how aggravated I am about hearing people, supposedly educated, and once they get started, speak very good English, but they start almost every utterance with .. so.

We make fun of the Caroline Kennedy's, like, because they like, y'know, speak to like .. good.

The latest seems to be, beginning with SO

I just had to unload this

[Tupelo]

I ain't understan what you be talkin bout.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

So, like what is this like about? So, what else is knew? So, like maybe peoples should reid more.

[Hulka]

So. . .whatcha goin’ to do about it?

;-)

[driftdiver]

Sounds hugh

series even!

[Big Red Badger]

So,,,,
That’s You’re Biggest Issue?

[ConservativeStatement]

“So like literally...”

[MeshugeMikey]

teen talk....

Much of America is SO....yout obsessed that they are beginning to adopt the usage of yet another TEENISM.

so...like fer sure, ye know and Im like so peeved yet mildly amused by this TREND myself

[Jack Hydrazine]

This is the post-modern era where standards aren’t enforced anymore.

We have Ebonics and Engrish sprinkled with some Valleyspeak and cllfn txtng t kp it shrt nd sweet!

[Jack Hydrazine]

[miss marmelstein]

So what’s the problem?

[Charles Henrickson]

Whatever.

[hometoroost]

Let me ax you a question. Like, why you mad bro?

[knarf]

I'm listening to CSPAN and the people (reporters) in the audience start too many questions with, 'so'

[al_c]

I’d rather hear a sentence started with “so” than with “Well, I mean ....”

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I’ve noticed this as well. It started IIRC with one of the folks who was testifying in the IRS hearings. Paul Ryan picked it up immediately.

[MeshugeMikey]

rememebr the good Old Days when it was Amos N’Andy-Bonix-© ?

[TADSLOS]

“You know...”

[TADSLOS]

Dat’s ol’ skool.

[knarf]

Ain't mad ... just freaked.

We USED TO have grammer police around here, and I guess they got ridiculed into relative silence, but I actually don't mind haveing my Engrish corrected.

It's sort'a like a squeaky chalk ... immediately just makes you cringe.

Even the humorous replies to me on this thread are idiomatically correct