I dislike it when somebody says "so" and then pauses.

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31 Comments

three@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 1y

Not a shower thought, so...

betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y (1 reply)

So?

DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · 8 pts · 1y

Not "so?". "So".

For example.

So................the pizza is on fire

Mothra@mander.xyz · 16 pts · 1y

This is clearly not a showerthought, so...

actionjbone@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I mean

APassenger@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Y'know?

actionjbone@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Ehhh

neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

Like..

Green_Mouse@piefed.social · 9 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I suppose this is your attempt at an unpopular opinion? Such a pause gives weight to the sentence, allows you to draw people's attention to the next words, and also allows you to think better about what you are going to say, so...

DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · -6 pts · 1y

Ah, we have a defensive enthusiast.

miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

and...?

DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

And is right out

rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y

So... No five?

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

“Buttons" is always my response.

Kraiden@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 1y
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DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 1y

I may use that. Thanks.

MissJinx@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

k

LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y

Maybe they're just enthusiastic about the seminal Peter Gabriel album.

BootLoop@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

So.................. ya like jazz?

Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Oh, that DOES sound annoying! The kind of thing someone should get....punched in the face REPEATEDLY for! So....ya know......

casually walks away

DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · -4 pts · 1y

Don't cut yourself on that razor wit.

Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

So...it's literally the first rule.

basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

So...
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like this?

DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · -4 pts · 1y

Yes, you've got the idea

lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y

Sorry. My brain is buffering.

neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

So...you like Gladiator's Timmy?

thermal_shock@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

No, but I like movies about gladiators.

elephantium@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

OTOH, I finds sopes delicious.

db2@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Yeah

maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

So?

Cherry@piefed.social · -5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Drives me crazy. It’s a way to cause drama rather rather using words to communicate what you want say.

DominatorX1@thelemmy.club · -4 pts · 1y

Agreed. It's the rhetorical equivalent of canned spaghetti.