I have discovered a new word to be banned from the English language. It is ‘so’, especially when people are asked questions, thus:
Q: What job do you do, Fred?
A: So, I used to be a doctor…
Q: Emma, what are your hobbies?
A: So, I used to have a cat that loved sardines…
It adds nothing to anything. All people who start sentences with this word should disappear…