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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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Since it's widely accepted that the word "literally" can be used to add emphasis, we need another word that can be used when you want to make it clear that you really mean "literally" in the original sense.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

All we can do is use the word correctly, and maybe, if you feel like it, correct other's use of it.

We've nearly lost "envy", and hundreds of other words due to people using words incorrectly. But, as we all know, language is as alive as the people who use it, and it changes right along with us.

A more interesting story, to me, is the discovery that we're all talking less and less:

Psychologists discovered that, since 2005, the average person has spoken less each year than the year before, by approximately 338 fewer words per day.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

correct other’s use of it.

In practical terms, that just pisses off your friends :(

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Guess they'd better start using the word correctly

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Would you rather be right or have friends? That's the tradeoff I've seen

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago

I'd rather have friends that aren't stupid, barring that I'd be happy to accept friends who are maybe not the smartest but are willing to make small efforts to accomodate their friends even when they don't necessarily understand the logic behind the request. Quality over quantity.