Americans are, like, so totally over how we speak — but can we actually stop using them? Filler words have become so common in everyday conversation that most of us hardly notice them — until someone points them out. But according to a new study by Preply , a global online language learning platform, Americans are getting increasingly self-conscious about their speech habits, as Google searches for “filler words” have shot up 144% in the last month. This insecurity has even turned into a viral