I would agree that in most cases, those words and phrases tend to make a sentence weaker. I try to get rid of them in most of the fics I write, if I can.
Sometimes those words serve a purpose in my writing, though. I have no clue whether it works for my readers or not, but I do have a reason for it. For instance, if I'm writing from Momoshiro's point of view, I include some of those because that's the way I tend to think that he thinks. If I want a fic to be nice and smooth and have a literary feel to it, then I eliminate those words and phrases. If I want it to have more of a down-to-earth, stream of consciousness feeling, I tend to use them. Just a thought, and I'm sorry for rambling. :)
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Sometimes those words serve a purpose in my writing, though. I have no clue whether it works for my readers or not, but I do have a reason for it. For instance, if I'm writing from Momoshiro's point of view, I include some of those because that's the way I tend to think that he thinks. If I want a fic to be nice and smooth and have a literary feel to it, then I eliminate those words and phrases. If I want it to have more of a down-to-earth, stream of consciousness feeling, I tend to use them. Just a thought, and I'm sorry for rambling. :)