Med school jargon: "So, the way it works is...."

[physiologyguy]

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So, am i the only one to notice that at all the big name schools everyone answers questions by beginning them with "So". So, I have found this strange, yet have decided i must immediately adopt the practice. So, am i the only one to notice this? So, feel free to reply.

 

[KublaiKhan]

So does it bother you?

 

[Nataliemay24]

So, don't people everywhere use that word at the begining of sentences?

 

[physiologyguy]

So, it doesnt bother me so much as it seems unique. So, i feel really good doing it.

 

[GoldShadow]

So the other day I walked into class and sat down in the only seat available next to this really annoying kid, right? So class starts and every two seconds this kid's asking a dumb question. So I says to the kid, I says, "So, ya like to ask questions do ya punk?". So I grabbed him up by the collar, just like this, by the collar, and I says to the kid, I says, "So, not so mighty now are ya kid?" So then I just lowers him down slowly, I just lowers him down like this, and put him back in the seat. So, it musta worked 'cause the kid didn't ask no more questions. So at the end o' class this girl walk's up to me and she says to me, she says, "what's your problem dude?". So I just looks her straight in the eye, I looks her and I says to the girl, I says, "So I don't like that guy. So what's it to ya, huh?" So she just looks all offended and walks away. So, I just thinks to myself, I thinks "two points for me, none for the gunners."

So, that's my day in a nutshell.





Disclaimer: Not really. Do not try in class.

 

[IHeartNerds]

So in other news, why does everyone preface their question in lectures with "I have a quick question....(blah)?" Of course it's a quick question, you're asking it in lecture, we're not expecting a fifteen minute interchange. Someday I'm going to start my question with "I have a long and philosophical question .... (blah blah blah)." Jeez.

 

[neuro1617]

I've also noticed people on this board just love to use the words/phrases "caveat," "That being said..." and "(i.e....)" Sometimes I feel like I'm in my ethics class. The only one we need now is "insofar as" every other sentence. So that being said...

 

[Depakote]

so, I think you might be reading into this a little too much.

 

[BigMDT]

So, am i the only one to notice that at all the big name schools everyone answers questions by beginning them with "So". So, I have found this strange, yet have decided i must immediately adopt the practice. So, am i the only one to notice this? So, feel free to reply.

So What?

 

[abcxyz0123]

I've also noticed people on this board just love to use the words/phrases "caveat," "That being said..." and "(i.e....)" Sometimes I feel like I'm in my ethics class. The only one we need now is "insofar as" every other sentence. So that being said...

So, I guess this guy doesn't understand the pattern going on with the replies in this thread.

 

[bioteach]

So my advisor/mentor in undergrad talked like that and I thought it was the strangest thing. Pretty soon after I adopted the habit as well. Now I'm a professor and I notice that I start most sentences with So as well. You are not hallucinating...it really is a trend among academics...no, I have no idea why.

 

[pakbabydoll]

Disclaimer: Not really. Do not try in class.

So that was funny.

 

[167649]

So that was funny.

Ehhh... so-so.

 

[armybound]

So this is really common in all of academia. I typically begin all of my responses nowadays with "So," and I learned it from a professional conference I went to in immunology.

 

[physiologyguy]

so this has been the most replies i have gotten on any post. So is the idea that the less information to be gained from the question posed, the more replies garnered?

So "it turns out" (another favorite) that academia is like a greek organization.

 

[Orbo]

So this one time, at band camp....

 

[Cataract]

so this has been the most replies i have gotten on any post. So is the idea that the less information to be gained from the question posed, the more replies garnered?

So "it turns out" (another favorite) that academia is like a greek organization.

So?

 

[jochi1543]

😆 I was laughing so hard by the end of this thread.



I like to start my sentences with "so" as well.

 

[emttim]

So the other day I walked into class and sat down in the only seat available next to this really annoying kid, right? So class starts and every two seconds this kid's asking a dumb question. So I says to the kid, I says, "So, ya like to ask questions do ya punk?". So I grabbed him up by the collar, just like this, by the collar, and I says to the kid, I says, "So, not so mighty now are ya kid?" So then I just lowers him down slowly, I just lowers him down like this, and put him back in the seat. So, it musta worked 'cause the kid didn't ask no more questions. So at the end o' class this girl walk's up to me and she says to me, she says, "what's your problem dude?". So I just looks her straight in the eye, I looks her and I says to the girl, I says, "So I don't like that guy. So what's it to ya, huh?" So she just looks all offended and walks away. So, I just thinks to myself, I thinks "two points for me, none for the gunners."

So, that's my day in a nutshell.





Disclaimer: Not really. Do not try in class.

So yeah, I'm laughing my ass off.

 

[71263]

So, is your mom available tonite? 😉

 

[neuro1617]

So, I guess this guy doesn't understand the pattern going on with the replies in this thread.

So I'm not a guy...and I had my "so that being said" at the end of my post lol. So it fit the pattern😛

 

[Mister Pie]

So I didn't notice this at any of my interviews, so perhaps it's all been a big coincidence.

 

[08675309]

so this thread is pretty ridiculous...

 

[armybound]

so this thread is pretty ridiculous...

so's your face.

 

[08675309]

so's your face.

i don't get it. so?

 

[Polynikes]

What's funny is that my immunology professor talks exactly like what the OP is referring to...

 

[kypdurron5]

I haven't noticed this at all from medical school personnel. However, a professor of mine from a few years back did that all the time- she would begin sentences with "so" or "yes, so" or "no, so." I loved it the moment I heard it, and have been using it as part of my interview strategy ever since. I think it's great because 1) it's a way to bridge the gap between the question and answer, 2) it gives you an extra second to think about your response 3) if you pull it off right, it makes you sound like you knew exactly what you wanted to say (confidence), 4) it gives the impression that you've thought about the question before, or have some background with it.

Obviously this is personal preference, so feel free to read "I believe that it..." before each one of those points, but it works for me. More on point 1: if you use "so +" to restate the most relevant part of the question and lead into your answer, I find it's possible to make the answer seem more conversational. It also enhances point 2 because you're giving yourself a full sentence before committing to an answer. Now, don't get me wrong...using ANY device over and over again is obnoxious, so I'm not suggesting that it be used for every answer; I usually save it for moral/ethical or very complex answers where I need more time to collect my thoughts. During my last interview I was asked a question about my thoughts relating to a healthcare issue. I'm 99% sure I used this device to kick off my answer, and the second I stopped talking he said "Yes, I completely agree. I only wish I could state that as eloquently as you just did." My jaw almost dropped- I've never had that strong of a compliment in an interview before. I'm not suggesting this device was solely responsible, but it definitely played a role in my overall strategy.

 

[qtpai]

So the other day I walked into class and sat down in the only seat available next to this really annoying kid, right? So class starts and every two seconds this kid's asking a dumb question. So I says to the kid, I says, "So, ya like to ask questions do ya punk?". So I grabbed him up by the collar, just like this, by the collar, and I says to the kid, I says, "So, not so mighty now are ya kid?" So then I just lowers him down slowly, I just lowers him down like this, and put him back in the seat. So, it musta worked 'cause the kid didn't ask no more questions. So at the end o' class this girl walk's up to me and she says to me, she says, "what's your problem dude?". So I just looks her straight in the eye, I looks her and I says to the girl, I says, "So I don't like that guy. So what's it to ya, huh?" So she just looks all offended and walks away. So, I just thinks to myself, I thinks "two points for me, none for the gunners."

So, that's my day in a nutshell.





Disclaimer: Not really. Do not try in class.

hahahahahaha

 

[HumidBeing]

So, you DO realize that this is the way that some people transition from the thought process going on in their heads to actual words. So, they're actually including you in the conversation which has already begun in their minds.

...and, so, I've also heard that it's some people's way of stalling while they collect their words into something that makes sense. At least that's what I heard a month or so ago on an NPR broadcast about frequency and reasons for stuttering and stalling words.

 

[Tropicana100]

reading this thread makes my brain hurt.

 

[Orbo]

Hahaha I find it funny that some of you are actually trying to endorse the use of "so." Sorry folks, it's rarely a benefit to include a "so" before a sentence. That's not to say I don't use it. Sometimes you just gotta pause, and the silence can be very agitating. So it does indeed come out even when you don't want it to!

 

[thoffen]

i don't get it. so?

So's your face always makes sense.

Kelly Rippa!

 

[[pj]]

Yeah.

 

[PilSeungKorea]

So-Ra is a hottie

 

[PilSeungKorea]

so is HyeJin