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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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[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Easily verifiable by counting to from 0 to 10.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

No (assuming English language) you'd need to count to 0-10 and then 12-15, and then 1000 as teens don't match the normal number pronunciation exactly and 1000 brings in the thousand sound.

[–] Hack3900@lemy.lol 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Why did 11 get skipped? Also wouldn't 14 get skipped if we don't count 16-19
Also what about 20?

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Oh yeah. Ok loads of extras than just 0-10

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

I didn't realize till now I must say 4 incorrectly. My cheeks come in, lips extend outward and mostly touch except a small hole in front of my front teeth, where my top teeth rest on top of my bottom lip. Almost like a lite whistle motion void the teeth touching my lip.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago

Lip on teeth isn't lip-to-lip

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 3 points 20 hours ago

I must say 4 incorrectly

I move my lips the same way you do. Another poster mentioned four, five as well.

It's not incorrect though - there's not really such a thing as pronouncing incorrectly. People just speak how they speak and it's always changing.