Seven Steps For The Tempted

I’ve been having a bit of fun on TMP with the following:

“If you are tempted to begin your post with "So":

1. Write your post,
2. Go to the beginning of your post,
3. If it begins with "So" delete it,
4. Reread your post,
5. If it makes sense post away,
6. If not – edit the opening of your post,
7. Go to step 2.”

Like all new idioms and modes of “speech” it gets very annoying due to over use.  Then people like me try to hold back the flood.  I don’t know why I bothered bar the fact it made me feel better.

If you are interested you can read the original post and the mainly less than original replies.

More links of interest:

• What's The Big Deal With Starting A Sentence With 'So'? – NPR (USA).
• How A Popular Two-Letter Word Is Undermining Your Credibility – Fast Company (USA).
• 20 of 2013's most overused words (No 6) – BBC (UK).

Time to get a life.