A Dozen or So Ways to Use "SO" in American English

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Index
0:00 Introduction
0:29 The parts of speech. How do we use "so"?
0:34 "So" as a coordinating conjunction
1:59 "So that"
3:15 "So,..." and "Even so,..."
4:15 "So" as a pronoun: If so, / Because I said so/ If I (do) say so myself
6:16 "Or so"
6:58 Review quiz #1
7:45 "Only so much" and "only so many"
8:48 "So much for that!"
9:40 "If you say so" and "Is that so?"
11:31 "So" as an intensifier
12:13 "So (adjective/adverb) that..."
12:46 Cultural notes on American jokes
13:55 "It just so happens that..."
14:29 Review quiz #2

Learn more! Review!
▶️ Basic English lesson on "So do I."
https://youtu.be/dD62o_vv58A
▶️ Learn uses of "again," including "every so often" -- which is similar to "every now and again."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrhDwjEJ2w

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Disclaimer:
Short clips from the following movies and TV shows were used for educational purposes. I do not own the rights to these works. I am simply using them to illustrate the target vocabulary and grammar.
Inventing Anna (2022) - S01E08
The Sopranos (1999) - S01E02
Friends - The One with Phoebe's Wedding [S10E12]
Spider-Man (2002)
The Undoing (2020) - S01E05
Freaky Friday
Youngblood (1986)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) - S01E17
Glee (2009) - S01E07
X-Men First Class (2011)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) - S01E15
Mad Men (2007) - S02E07
The Princess Switch (2018)
Schitt's Creek (2015) - S04E04
Seinfeld - The Soup Nazi [S07E06]
Grey's Anatomy (2005) - S03E20
Empire - The Devils Are Here [S02E01]
Schitt's Creek - Carl's Funeral [S01E09]

The Last Man on Earth - The Wild Guess Express [S03E02]