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Crutch Words, Informal Speech A speaker says: Well, I was waiting for you. I thought you, like, changed your mind, but.

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I was waiting for you. I thought you changed your mind.

Step-by-step explanation:

The words well, like, and but are being used as crutch or 'filler' words, and add no real meaning to the sentence other than being placed in the sentence to 'fill' spaces.

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