People who start sentences with "So"

I sometimes use it when starting a conversation that I don't really know how to otherwise start (or don't want to have).

For example

Soooo. Its been brought to my attention that you have repulsive body odour that is causing offence to both your co-workers and customers...

In my head it makes it clear to who I'm talking to that this is awkward for me as well as them lol.
 
I picked up this habit when my PhD supervisor used to do it a lot. In the end, half the department ended up infected. I think it replaced a lot of Erring when trying to mentally organise complicated sciency details into something coherent.

I'm trying to cut it out now but still sometimes catch myself doing it.
 
i don't like it, but i find a lot of people use the word so at the beginning of a sentence when speaking to grab attention with a word not related to the attention so can understand why it's used. it's like saying "everyone listen up".

"At the end of the day" is by far the most annoying, followed closely by the over use of "like"
 
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I've recently changed jobs and found that almost everyone I've come across does it. Some people do it almost every few words out of some kind of nervous affliction brought about by the subconscious knowledge that they don't know wtf they're talking about.
 
Non issue, move along.

Go witch hunt the true grammar criminals. "We was...", "I brought it for 50p", etc
 
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I'm really not a fan of it in writing, but it doesn't bother me when it's used verbally.
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Agreed. Conversationally it can be used as a segueway to a further point but I think it's less effective when written, albeit I can see limited use on forums like these where the tone is less formal/more conversational.
 
Not as infuriating as those divs who start sentences with 'LOL' and who think other such acronyms and smilies are a replacement for grammar. I actually had an official work email where the sender started three sentences with 'LOL'.
 
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Hmmn, As an aside, for some reason the phrase "Ten times less" to mean "One tenth of" really grinds my gears.

(Or for other factors :p)

I am no grammar Nazi by any standard, but this expression really bugs me. It just doesn't feel right.

When did this usage become generally accepted?

I am sure it wasn't when I was younger.
In a similar vein, when did "Your Welcome" become the standard response to "Thank you", and Why?? :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
I never used to say you're welcome until my son started saying thank you. It feels like I want to commend him on being polite, but "well done" or "good boy" feels a bit forced in that circumstance.
 
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