Um, so, like yeah, we use a lot of filler words. In this episode, Ellie and Kaytie reflect on the most cursed phrases in the English lexicon, explore the etymology of “like” and undergo a challenge to avoid said curse words for an entire episode.

Filler words and puff words often have a negative effect on other people’s perception of a speaker. Here a link to a LinkedIn post about filler words and academics that is referenced in the podcast:

How did “like” become so common in everyday English conversation?

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-americans-say-like-so-much-2020-3

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/11/the-evolution-of-like/507614/

List of Plague words to avoid: http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/plague.htm

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