MaryGold
terrified to be known, desperate to be understood
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- Posting Speed
- 1-3 posts per week
- One post per week
- Slow As Molasses
- Writing Levels
- Intermediate
- Adept
- Adaptable
- Genres
- romance. angst. drama. modern. fantasy. supernatural. adventure. crime. period pieces.
"Crutch words slip into sentences in order to give the speaker more time to think or to emphasize a statement. Over time, they become unconscious verbal tics. Most often, crutch words do not add meaning to a statement." - Dictionary.com
The six most used crutch words in the English language are:
- Actually
- Literally
- Basically
- Honestly
- Like
- Obviously
Oh and there is a lot more than those xD but here's my question, what other unique words do you use commonly and inappropriately as a crutch? What crutch words do you use most often? What words do you use to ruin your sentence?
I want to know, can you show me! I want to know about the strangers like me~!
- Actually
- Literally
- Basically
- Honestly
- Like
- Obviously
Oh and there is a lot more than those xD but here's my question, what other unique words do you use commonly and inappropriately as a crutch? What crutch words do you use most often? What words do you use to ruin your sentence?
I want to know, can you show me! I want to know about the strangers like me~!
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