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So fun?

I happen to be 64.
I remember when a trip to the amusement park would have been 'a lot of fun' or 'so much fun'.

Today it is 'so fun'.
Please enlighten me on this usage. I sure doesn't sound right to me.

Thanks, Cliff

Re: So fun?

Good question, Cliff.

I suspect it derives from the growing tendency to use "so" as an adverb meaning very. For example:

It's, like, so cool. So amazing.

(With lots of stress on the word "so".)

The word "so" is starting to mean more than just very to the youth. It's becoming an adverb used for emphasis.