I have a habit of beginning nearly any other thing with ‘So’.

  • Oh hey, can you try to explain why you want to do that? I’m always confused by it because unless you mean to end on a dramatic pause, these are just regular sentences and those usually end on a period (or nothing/smiley, if you’re an internet person

    • I think it’s just a desire to indicate some uncertainty about something (like - I’m not an expert, my opinion on whatever could change with time or new information). A full stop seems arrogant somehow.

      I realise it’s not a good impulse and mostly resist. Mostly …

      (that last one’s nothing to do with the above reasoning, it’s just a line from Aliens that’s stuck in my head).