What's your verbal crutch?

[maddog015]

Just about everyone has one. I throw in "you know" a little too much, especially when trying to gather my thoughts. But, they say that's just as bad as saying "uh" a lot. What's yours?

 

[Hurr Durr Derp]

I use "zeg maar" a lot (in Dutch). Sometimes twice in a single sentence. Usually I don't even notice it, but when I pay attention to it I feel like a retard because I really say it constantly.

Not entirely sure how I'd accurately translate its meaning in English...

 

[Spacelord]

I use "zeg maar" a lot (in Dutch).

This.

This is a national fucking epidemic.

 

[dmase]

Anyways, my friends always get a kick out of it i'll lose my place stop for a sec and say anyways and if i remember what the story is i keep saything that if not there is usually a dreaded your momma joke that follows.

 

[Wadders]

Most expletives, unfortunately. It is a most uncouth habit.

 

[El Poncho]

When i'm saying things I usually end it with I think, so people can't say that I 100% told them bla bla bla was true.

 

[xDarc]

It's been a long standing habit of mine to begin responses where I disagree with, "well...".

 

[maddog015]

Anyways, my friends always get a kick out of it i'll lose my place stop for a sec and say anyways and if i remember what the story is i keep saything that if not there is usually a dreaded your momma joke that follows.

Yeah, I say anyways or anyhow or anywho a lot. Ugh, I'm awful at speaking. Give me a keyboard!

 

[Julianking93]

I say "like" a lot.

Not as much as a regular teenager but its once at least every 5 paragraphs.

And "that's just my opinion" just so when I tell people something, they can't really get that pissed off if they disagree.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[The_ModeRazor]

I say "Da, Komrad!" far too much.
Same for "indeed".
Edit: Oh, and don't forget "uh-huh, sure".

 

[Silk_Sk]

Whenever I start a sentence I have two or three false starts before I get the whole thing out. This usually happens in conversations with two or more people. Since I've never been a good judge of when to add my input I usually end up speaking a half second too early or too late and will either be interrupting somebody or speaking at the same time as someone else. This tends to de-stabilize my oration and I end up repeating the first few words until I finally push the whole sentence out. I'm pretty sure this has happened to most people but for me it's nearly every single time I speak up. "You know I- You know I- You know I- have something to say." is how it usually goes.

 

[Caligulove]

stretching out the conjunctions I use

 

[Mr Cwtchy]

Well, usually when I mess up a sentence or I'm answering a question, I tend to say "Well...". I suppose I kinda picked it up watching Doctor Who.

Also, I add "apparently" onto my sentences just in case I'm wrong.
I call it my sentence insurance.

Oh yeah, and I frequently say "Ja" instead of Yes.

 

[walls of cetepedes]

It's been a long standing habit of mine to begin responses where I disagree with, "well...".

I begin almost every sentence with that.

It irritates even me.