Why do so many prominent and supposedly intelligent people use the word 'So..' at the beginning of an answer to a question? I am assuming it is a 'fill-in word as 'Well..' used to be but for some reason it really grates on me! I am a Radio 4 Listener and have been tempted to complain frequently but I feel sad that I become so incensed! While I am on the pedant track I also hate 'the amount of..' instead of ' the number of..' eg 'the amount of dogs running wild'. Is it my age? I am tolerant of so many other things and understand that language changes and grows but this makes me cringe!
Anyone else too wet for seed potatoes?
sticky labels on apples - remove before washing!