“”One interesting thing is that she usually begins her evasive answers with the word “So.”””
Nearly everyone in this country (and an awful lot in this forum) starts their sentences with “SO” and it’s pretty darned perturbing.
“”I believe that I am the FIRST (and perhaps only) person to point out that Elizabeth Warren forked tongue tell of “So.”””
You probably are the first to point out the “tell” but I’ve been complaining about the mis-use of “so” for ages. Where it came from no one knows but I wish it would get lost along with the SING SONG of people’s speech!!! Can’t people hear themselves?
The SING-SONG is more like the trend to make all sentences sound like questions even if they are not questions.
Can’t say I agree 100% with this but enough is covered to explain the use of it..
This first became noticeable to me during one of the congressional committee hearings years ago - every witness started their reply to questions with SO - it could have been some of the IRS hearing re Lois Lerner. By the way, where is she these days?
https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-everyone-is-starting-sentences-with-the-word-so-2014-5
I hear ya! I have been correcting my tv screen for years every time someone says we are a "democracy". We are a Constitutional Republic.
I doubt either one of us will have any luck in changing these two things.