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So and so

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"So" fronts each statement

and question

"So"s deployment needs

greater inspection

as its use is abundant

and grammatically redundant

add to that the rising inflection

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words and foto T Carroll

◄ as Robbie Burns said:

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fri 21st Nov 2014 17:00


Drats! It was supposed to imitate a rising inflection!

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Tommy Carroll

Thu 20th Nov 2014 12:31

...also, CBT, in your case, the "so" is admissible as it is a conjunction, connecting two separate clauses. I needed to check lol

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Laura Taylor

Thu 20th Nov 2014 11:55

Haha Natalie :D :D

I too cannot stand a rising inflection though. It grates badly, and instantly makes me want to punch, I'm afraid.

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Anthony Emmerson

Wed 19th Nov 2014 18:34

Well, that's quite right Tommy.

Regards,
A.E.

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Tommy Carroll

Wed 19th Nov 2014 15:44

The mildly infuriating 'So' at the start of a sentence. And then followed by the (almost) inevitable rising inflection. All of the BBC's radio #4&5&6 are being subject to a viral contagion of such annoyances.

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Wed 19th Nov 2014 15:18

'So.............. what's your point?'

Good poem, Tommy.

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