2016-01-08 02:20 My bad habit
Y (Kuma's owner)
I know I have a bad habit to use the same word frequently.
It's a "so".
This word is very convenient and addictive. I quite often say "It's so nice!". Maybe I should change the word to "It's very nice!". I can also use this word in the beginning of sentences.
I wondered why I use "so" again and again?
One of the reasons is there is exactly the same word in my mother tongue, Japanese. What a coincidence! I think that's why I tend to use "so" many times.
I am not a native speaker of English, but how about native English speakers? I have searched the word "so" and "sentences" through the internet and found an interesting article.
The CEO of Facebook notoriously uses "so" to start sentences.
Oh, I found a company!
But why? He has grown up in the English world, hasn't he? I don't have enough vocabulary, I don't know other words that can be used instead of "so" but I'm sure he does.
The word "so" must be a magic word, which makes people become absorbed.
I have decided not to use this word often. Even if it is an attractive word, I have to resist it. And I've got a good idea! I looked up the word in a synonym dictionary. I found several words which have nearly the same meaning of "so". If I could remember these words, my writing will be better than before, I guess.
That would be so nice! Oops!