But beware, says Stanford University communication expert Matt Abrahams: They can get you into trouble, by negatively impacting the way other people see you.
Crutch phrases often include "hedging language" that water down your sentences and make you seem less smart, he says.
"[They] can actually undermine our competence and intelligence," Abrahams, a communication consultant and organizational behavior lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, tells CNBC Make It.
"Saying something like, 'So what I hear you saying is,' demonstrates that you've actually really listened to the person.
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