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   Gleb Hlebov to All   
   ... so   
   29 Nov 24 13:13:07   
   
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   Hi All,   
      
   I sometimes come across this kind of UK dialect, where they put "so" at   
   the end of the sentence. Like:   
      
       Blan-blah, we did this then we did that, so.   
       It didn't work out anyway, so.   
       Or [basically any assertive sentence], so.   
      
   How does an american reader see it? Is it just some kind of UK English   
   or even a person's trait? I also found this on Quora:   
      
   ======   
   Ending a phrase with "so" is as common as randomly dropping the word   
   "like" into a sentence, which is another quirk of language in Ireland.   
   Saying goodbye could be "Later so" or "Are we going for a pint, so?" It   
   can mean "then" or some suggest "eh".   
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   Does this seem accurate?   
      
      
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