<< My biggest linguistic pet peeve as of late is how the youth are using “so...” with a drawn out ‘o’ at the end of sentences >>
Well, what about professors and other members of the “intellectual class” who start every paragraph with a “So” ? Even some right-wing pundits are infected with this disgusting habit!
Hear, hear. Make it stop.
It's the mark of maturity to see through adolescence.
As you can see from this thread, speech is a strong socializing factor. People will do anything to identify with a social group for acceptance. You can't really blame them? But to despise them for it? Not if you respect the human person for the potential life they can offer.