'So'

[ItsTricky]

I'm not sure if this has been happening forever, or if I'm only noticing it (and finding it irritating) now.

When I see/hear people being interviewed on TV or radio they often start answers to questions with 'So,... '

For example.

(Interviewer) 'Tell us about your new show'

(Interviewee) 'So, it's based on a true story..'

I think we could clear the national debt if we put a tax on every utterance of the words 'like', 'so', 'yeah' and 'good'. I'm sure GCHQ would be up to the task of monitoring us all for tax purposes.

If I worked in a coffee shop, I'd be so tempted to say 'Yes, you can' to that question and then just stand there. I might tap my fingers a little and say after a short pause 'Did you mean "May I have a coffee?" '. I expect I would be sacked but it would be worth it.

Gasp0de I may have been known to say "no... but if you ask me nicely I might get it for you", or "don't worry, I'll get it" in my line of work. Usually gets me this face but it makes me feel better!

I pull the kids up on 'can i get' .. I hate it. More than so..! Sounds rude.

MermaidAvenue I'm tempted to say "yeah what?" when they say that.

In Australia it's "Look" which sounds really aggressive to me..."Look...I know that you used to sell kids watches...has that stopped?"

I don't like it.

Arrgh I though I wasn't guilty but I think I do it sometimes. For example:

Friend: "I'm off to do [insert something exciting], back in a mo.
When friend returns:
Me: (excitedly) "So, how did it go then?"

Another thing I realise I do sometimes is if the roles were reversed and I replied:
"Welll, the door was hanging off it's hinges and Jo almost peed herself laughing".
No need for the "well" so why I sometimes say it I have no idea.

I've thought of another one!

'Listen' usually said by the interviewer to end the interview.

'Listen Madonna, thanks for coming and good luck with your new album'