Fuck. Constantly
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I'm cheating because they're not single words, but my verbal tic fillers are certainly "you know..." and "I don't know..."
I use way too many "doubt" words: I think, it seems, maybe, probably, idk, right?
Stating things with confidence is hard.
Right? When I’m explaining something to a customer or coworker I end every other sentence with it.
I don't currently have one in the rotation, but several times in the past I've started occasionally dropping a random neologism ironically and within a few months it's just something else I say. After a while it gets retired and the circle of life continues
Like. And maybe legit. I legit think I have a problem. Like, you know how it is.
Recockulous. It's like ridiculous, but more extreme. I don't use it that often but the fact it's not a word, and I use it maybe twice a month. So I think that counts.
Verbally I use "um" far too much if you count that as a word. In my writing I use "effectively" too often and find myself having to go back and find alternatives.
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