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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.

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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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[–] farmgineer@nord.pub 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Why? In which situations would this be actually ambiguous and, in that set, in which situations would the disambiguation actually be necessary for some real reason?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I quite properly literally just wish we didn't have a population that followed illiterate Kardashian misuse of the word.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It has been used that way for hundreds of years so we can't blame it on those social parasites.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/misuse-of-literally

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 3 days ago

I only rarely heard it misused before those maroons (and their ilk) popularized the misuse.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 3 days ago

Probably. But it seems it exploded after that stupid show.

[–] Steve@communick.news 3 points 3 days ago
[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

If we come up with something in this thread, I'll be here to corrupt its meaning by misusing it.

Why? Does fungus need a reason to give you jock itch?

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 3 days ago

Nah, we already have one.

Just because idiots misuse it...

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

"Inflammable"

[–] pno2nr@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

While we're at it can we stop giving books and articles entitlements? I feel like being titled should be enough, I don't know why they need to be entitled.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago
[–] mcSlibinas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Aliterally?

[–] artifex@piefed.social 0 points 3 days ago
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