So

Degree Adverb

so many friends = tant d'amis so few friends = si peu d'amis so much time = tant de temps so little time = si peu de temps

Anaphoric Pronoun

note to self: check terminology here

• Adult: Go to your room.
• Young child: Why?
• Adult: Because I said so.

• Parent #1: Did she really finish all her homework?
• Parent #2 (a bit doubtful): So she says.

• Margot: How do you turn this light off?
• Matt: There's a button underneath.

  Margot picks up the lamp and looks underneath.

• Margot: So there is. That's a strange place for a button.

Cf. ainsi

Discourse Marker

Indicates that someone is seeking input (an answer to a question, a readiness to move on...)

Correlator

Would you be so kind as to give me your name? (silly formula, often a bit snarky)

wh- so ADJ as to V