My wife chides me for over-using 'so' as a conjunction in my written English. I shall be vigilant in future!
On another matter, a recent post on the SE26 forum has reminded me how the American 'peek', as in 'take a peek', seems to be driving out the British 'peep.' I know I shouldn't mind, but even so... I just don't understand why people do it. Is it to sound 'cool'?