tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932726018057833638.post3670087245359636972..comments2023-07-30T02:55:06.220-07:00Comments on All Our Words: Historic Present: so yesterday!Clydesdale Jeffersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14631644050118490759noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932726018057833638.post-3602548825096713482013-05-22T09:32:06.951-07:002013-05-22T09:32:06.951-07:00Thanks, RL. Didn't mean it was a hesitation th...Thanks, RL. Didn't mean it was a hesitation thing but a deliberate way of starting an answer, perhaps trying to give the impression of being a logical and connected contribution when in fact it was just a beginning, relevant or not.Clydesdale Jeffersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631644050118490759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932726018057833638.post-45028886751238660982013-05-22T09:25:25.604-07:002013-05-22T09:25:25.604-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Clydesdale Jeffersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14631644050118490759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932726018057833638.post-1897166610437613182013-05-22T07:34:17.853-07:002013-05-22T07:34:17.853-07:00I've been noticing the "So..." but I...I've been noticing the "So..." but I hadn't realised it was a US scientist affectation/habit. I'll be listening out for it in the UK science community. It's faintly annoying because it's so predictable...but is it worse than...well, err...um...?RLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548065665451588746noreply@blogger.com