tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post6267587557995897255..comments2023-11-02T04:54:13.013-05:00Comments on RanDumb Brain Droppings: Ending Sentences With SoDave Geehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06611826269828547488noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-50442952845887812422015-07-30T15:28:41.347-05:002015-07-30T15:28:41.347-05:00Oh, goodness, thank you! I can't stand this!
...Oh, goodness, thank you! I can't stand this! <br /><br />I'm surprised this post is from 2008. I didn't realize it had been going on, uh, SO long.Monoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-33594795163476608252013-12-05T21:30:17.098-06:002013-12-05T21:30:17.098-06:00Why do you care so much about this "so" ...Why do you care so much about this "so" called issue? In my opinion, as long as they are not bragging, I don't give a flying cock about it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-6346125319979001142013-09-14T07:01:08.028-05:002013-09-14T07:01:08.028-05:00and so ?and so ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-14694403407913911232013-01-19T01:53:38.348-06:002013-01-19T01:53:38.348-06:00top [url=http://www.c-online-casino.co.uk/]uk onli...top [url=http://www.c-online-casino.co.uk/]uk online casinos[/url] hinder the latest [url=http://www.casinolasvegass.com/]casino games[/url] unshackled no deposit perk at the foremost [url=http://www.baywatchcasino.com/]casino games <br />[/url].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-54989295730496183572012-04-29T08:20:39.607-05:002012-04-29T08:20:39.607-05:00In addition to ending with so, I've noticed a ...In addition to ending with so, I've noticed a lot of people ending questions with the word "or." Many of which could've been yes or no without it. For example, "Did you watch the game last night, or...?" A friend of mine does it every time, and to make things even worse, he says something like "err" instead of "or." It drives me insane, but not as much as the main topic here so...robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00110147169053456123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-32131066590320490272011-12-27T21:45:27.660-06:002011-12-27T21:45:27.660-06:00The 'so...' thing drives me crazy. I'v...The 'so...' thing drives me crazy. I've even caught myself do it a couple of times, and really hope those were the only times it happened. My brother-in-law uses it numerous, NUMEROUS times a day. Argh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-47258720479500250722011-12-09T12:01:06.967-06:002011-12-09T12:01:06.967-06:00Oh my goodness. I thought I was the only one.
Co...Oh my goodness. I thought I was the only one. <br /><br />Contrary to what others believe, I think the dangling so tells the listener "I've made my statement and we are done." I think it is a "dis-invite" to comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-32001769122842737432011-04-06T08:30:43.060-05:002011-04-06T08:30:43.060-05:00Ending or beginning a sentence with a "so&quo...Ending or beginning a sentence with a "so" is annoying; ending or beginning a sentence with a "so...yeah" makes me want to cut my ears off. This is especially true if the speaker is also afflicted with uptalk and/or creaky voice syndrome. It's superfluous and I'm praying for it to end.claire lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594309498350629566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-75045109345848736972011-04-01T11:00:25.921-05:002011-04-01T11:00:25.921-05:00I work with someone who ends ALL sentences with ei...I work with someone who ends ALL sentences with either "so", or "but" ANNOYING!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-66869246807959165192011-02-18T00:05:37.539-06:002011-02-18T00:05:37.539-06:00I hate English Butchers. Ending sentences with so...I hate English Butchers. Ending sentences with so is the most annoying fad ever. I'm in Richmond, VA and it drives me insane. I always say, "so what?" They finally finish their thought, but life would be so much easier if they would just do it themselves without being asked to finsih their sentence. I don't have to ask them to finish their work, so just finish your sentences please! Other times I will just stare at them and then when they say what, I'll say I was waiting for you to finish your sentence. It does embarass them, but they continue to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-60297350824365404462010-11-17T19:42:28.012-06:002010-11-17T19:42:28.012-06:00I livei in florida and people here also end their ...I livei in florida and people here also end their sentences with so. Is like a plague thats out of control. I dont know why it drives me nuts it just does. My girlfreind does it all day long.joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-30615852929772502522010-07-09T18:12:26.958-05:002010-07-09T18:12:26.958-05:00I can't believe I'm not alone on this one....I can't believe I'm not alone on this one. Literally, and I mean, LITERALLY everyone I know - all my friends, anyway, more often than not end statements with that Godforsaken word. I am a real grammar freak, and I can easily spot almost any error. This? This doesn't even qualify as an error. It's an over-used colloquialism that is not only incorrect, but obnoxious. Everyone always tells me that it's an "opportunity" for the other person in the conversation to finish the thought for the original speaker for one of two reasons: One: The original speaker is incompetent of finishing his own statements, or Two: The original speaker thinks he or she will sound more sophisticated if he or she leaves his or her conclusion to be unsaid, and apparently, therefore implied. While those who think this way couldn't be more wrong, they continue to irritate us with no regard for our collective pet peeve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-11589020459524715262010-04-23T05:15:40.134-05:002010-04-23T05:15:40.134-05:00I've finally got the page for YOU...
http://w...I've finally got the page for YOU...<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Hate-People-Who-End-Sentences-with-so/111273948912982Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-87472272469946342302010-04-14T23:59:25.015-05:002010-04-14T23:59:25.015-05:00I noticed 3 American Idol contestants ending their...I noticed 3 American Idol contestants ending their sentences with "so" in the past 2 weeks. There were probably many more instances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-82105317882435964232010-01-06T15:11:29.670-06:002010-01-06T15:11:29.670-06:00Beautiful thread! I knew I wasn't alone being ...Beautiful thread! I knew I wasn't alone being annoyed at this - most annoyingly used to express condesension, self importance, or pretentiousness. "You like that restaurant? Well, I don't like it, my brother is a chef, so...."<br />This was perfectly spoofed by Bill Murray in Ground hog day - "Not bad Mr. Connors. You say this is your first lesson? - Well my father was a piano mover, so..."<br />Also used as a dismissive, as a synonym for "you're not worth talking to any more..."<br />Geico commercial - "Shoot, I don't Have a phone... 'cause I'm a POTHOLE!?! So....."<br />Any other pop culture instances?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-41489895771017207102009-12-22T14:43:58.885-06:002009-12-22T14:43:58.885-06:00I live in the mountains in Colorado and have been ...I live in the mountains in Colorado and have been working with people who leave every, single, sentence hanging with the word "so..."<br /><br />Conversations on the phone, banter in the office, clients who even come in, it's an ocean of this and it drives me absolutely insane! Entire 20 minute conversations where every single sentence ends in so... <br />And I keep waiting for them to finish their thought, but it never comes. Make a decision people and end the thought! aah.<br /><br />Funny thing is, when I point it out that they're doing it, whether by saying "so...what?" or bluntly asking if they notice they're leaving their thought unfinished, they tell me I'm being picky or anal and everyone does it. <br /><br />I consciously don't do it. I don't use "like", or "you know" either - this one's big up here in snowboarding country too - and I'm consistently asked where I'm originally from. <br /><br />Thank you so much for posting this, I now know I'm not alone in my obsession with this stupid speaking habit and how much it drives me nuts.Warrior Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863165590651461639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-73004216290372335642009-10-13T11:39:53.114-05:002009-10-13T11:39:53.114-05:00Los Angeles here. We are ripe with the dangling so...Los Angeles here. We are ripe with the dangling so's. My response is to challenge the speaker with a "Sooooooo, and?" The speaker usually turns red with embarrassment, and tries to end their sentence properly. Too late, buttercup. Come talk to me when the next fad rolls into town.<br /><br />Sometimes I like to repeat the "So." with a down-tone and then simply walk away. I think most people don't realize when they are making a dangling sentence, and mocking them is an effective wake up call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-54200387434203380812009-10-08T08:48:15.283-05:002009-10-08T08:48:15.283-05:00Sorry, that last word above should have been "...Sorry, that last word above should have been "conclusions."Jason Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354730344136435099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-84183590369538981512009-10-08T08:46:58.701-05:002009-10-08T08:46:58.701-05:00I'm so relieved to find this thread, as the &q...I'm so relieved to find this thread, as the "hanging so" phenomenon has just about driven me insane. I've even started to notice it on scripted t.v. shows, which is even more insidious because it implies that this abomination is being accepted into written language. Here is the response that my wife thinks is most fitting:<br />So-hanger: "blah, blah, blah, so..."<br />Responder: "So, I'll just draw my own concluations."Jason Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354730344136435099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-65651552834733732412009-07-28T20:03:22.609-05:002009-07-28T20:03:22.609-05:00The topic of this discussion is misnamed in my opi...The topic of this discussion is misnamed in my opinion - saying, "that is not entirely so," would be ending a sentence in "so".<br /><br />What you are talking about is beginning a thought, but then abandoning it, and leaving the rest to the interpretation others. I think that it is a rather pleasent way of leaving something that does not need to be said, well, unsaid. People talk too much as it is, so...<br /><br />just embrace it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-37954435379630648612009-06-05T22:14:34.932-05:002009-06-05T22:14:34.932-05:00It's not always a bad thing...
"why do y...It's not always a bad thing...<br /><br />"why do you love me so?"<br />"I'll eat you up I love you so"<br /><br />can't think of any others...anyone?<br /><br />but usually it's annoying, so..<br /><br />:-PUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18247297813840064574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-39286253671789693262009-05-11T18:54:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:54:00.000-05:00I'm glad that I'm not the only one who notices thi...I'm glad that I'm not the only one who notices this, and who is annoyed by it. I used to work as a cashier in retail and I would hear it all the time with upper class housewives who thought they were better than everybody else, and not exactly as a ending to an unfinished thought. They would do this at the end of a command or a request for something, like "I'm going to need everything double bagged so...." or like one time I had a lady bring up an item tag, which are found on items that are usually in the backroom, so i didn't know it was on the floor, so when I went to call back for the item, she said, "There were some right over there, somebody just needs to take it out to my car, so..." And it's always a drawn out so and it seems its mostly with women. I also notice their facial expressions, its almost like they're annoyed and don't want to talk to the cashier. This is in Missouri and in Washington state, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-12396380832442678902009-04-03T06:54:00.000-05:002009-04-03T06:54:00.000-05:00Kristen Wiig's SNL character Penelope demonstrates...Kristen Wiig's SNL character Penelope demonstrates how extremely annoying and hilarious it can be when a speaker can't effectively end a thought, so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-67355190663954317312008-12-23T19:00:00.000-06:002008-12-23T19:00:00.000-06:00I hav a like a rly bad hedachety guys :(I hav a like a rly bad hedache<BR/><BR/>ty guys :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615323554829947626.post-77790244134006310442008-12-10T09:03:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:03:00.000-06:00I have to say, the man I'm with does this a LOT, a...I have to say, the man I'm with does this a LOT, and honestly, it's not that I am trying to be critical or excessively "individual", it's just that ending sentences in so... and filling the space between sentences with so... leave me feeling like there is no SPACE for me to reply, converse, and respond or affirm/accept what was said. And when there's no space for me to do that, I feel I might as well be a Lamppost he is talking at. I trust for him, it is important that he's talking to me... I guess I'd just like to feel I can contribute and respond. Isn't this REAL conversation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com