Crutch Words
Crutch Words are fascinating. What are they? Words frequently overused in your writing. I discovered mine was soft and all derivatives - eg: softened, softening. Used it seven times in a 3,000 word short story! The story made sense with them, but it was annoying. Needless to say, they were surgically replaced. Talking to other writers: that, slightly, look, probably and seem are quite popular.