HAS anyone noticed how many of the youngish "pop up" experts on radio and TV now begin their explanations with, "So, . . .''?
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And then away they go, telling us about the promising preliminary findings of their research at Didgeridoo University into the value of YouTube kitten videos as an alternative to Ritalin in remedial texting classes for hyperactive students. Or whatever.
So, this is an ungrammatical use of an unassuming little word that never enjoyed such stardom prior to its being adopted by Gen Y and the Millennials as a "soft starter" for sentences.