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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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[–] seven_phone@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (12 children)

That is a genuine new thought for me, I only speak one language but it never occurred to me that if you are fluent in two or more that they might start to merge in your head into a single language, forcing you to work to isolate one as you speak it. All languages are a mix of others but I can't imagine having to differentiate the root of each word before it is used to ensure its applicability.

[–] monk@lemmy.unboiled.info 1 points 5 months ago

It's more complicated than that. For the new language, it's easier to displace a closer related language, harder to displace your native one etc etc.

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