The word "So." (Curmudgeon Corner)

[David Morris]

And "So" should always be followed by a comma, right?

On Thursday, September 15, 2016, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> So is "So" a frame or official start of a statement? Could it easily be
> replaced by "Lo?"
>
> On Thursday, September 15, 2016, Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kbob42 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> So, you wanted to be a musician....
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 10:41 AM, kelber at mindspring.com <
>> kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There's the Yiddish "nu," but in my experience, it's usually combined
>>> with "so." Nu, so ...  or So, nu ...
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID*
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> A--And........another bit of wonderful ingenuity from TRP...
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 8:38 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ummm...
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 7:28 AM, Protomen <protomen at protonmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well, I thought it had always been so...
>>>>> Say, what other words would you sacrifice as openers? Dig back to
>>>>> ifaith, hwaet?
>>>>> Yo why not steal one from another language, French had adonc, orça,
>>>>> now "du coup" (much-maligned I'm sure)... or maybe just cut your losses.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>>> Subject: The word "So." (Curmudgeon Corner)
>>>>> Local Time: 15 septembre 2016 4:13 AM
>>>>> UTC Time: 15 septembre 2016 02:13
>>>>> From: fqmorris at gmail.com
>>>>> To: P-list <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it just me, or has "So," become as bad as "awesome? I hate awesome.
>>>>> "So" is a curiosity.
>>>>>
>>>>> David Morris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> www.innergroovemusic.com
>>
>>
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