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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Though I want to know why Wednesday is pronounced "wendsday" or "wensday". The n is after the d!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

First time I saw giraffe in a book I thought it was pronounced Grr-Ah-Fee.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I had a roommate in college that pronounced "epitome" like "epi-tohm." He also pronounced "tome" like "toom." Drove me nuts.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

ITT: people who care about how you represent yourself are evil, apparently.

I suspect people got a little butt-hurt when they discover their shirt is a little stuffed.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If people can correct you then it means they understood it perfectly clear.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You underestimate the narcissism of small differences. As exemplified in the below recent local news clip that demonstrates the publics furor over the correct pronunciation of "pierogi."

https://youtu.be/Jgi-tZevbNc

^Also a great look into the mind of the average white working class swing state voter and where their priorities sit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/Jgi-tZevbNc

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

One of my friends once called me pedantic, and I got to correct his pronunciation of it - he stressed the first syllable. One of the high points of my life.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Someone is peDANTic, but they themselves are a PEdant. Probably why they made that mistake

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I had a similar thing with the word contrarian!

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