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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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[–] Ennon@lemmy.world 92 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They're typo must have been intentional.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 45 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Slopz@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] notintheface@feddit.nu 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All this is causing me physical pain...

[–] abcd@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It should of caused physical pain to the people writing this way

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[–] herescunty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I hate all of these two

[–] DrQuint@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I *ate all of this

[–] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] mythos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] axtualdave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Uh, you can use contractions. Must'f.

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[–] sethboy66@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Your probably right.

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[–] PearlsSwineEtc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Its the same thing for all intensive purposes.

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 53 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I swear, I saw this exact post on reddit 18 years ago

[–] ahto@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

I was gonna call you out on 18 years being way too long ago... Then I realized that 2005 was, in fact, 18 years ago. I feel old now.

[–] kratoz29@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You have a good memory.

[–] ndr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What did they compare Reddit to? Digg?

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[–] Tenniswaffles@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's good to see people's feelings of superiority have carried over from Reddit.

[–] Heldenhirn@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS!

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[–] nicotinell@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Your wrong, their its no difference!

[–] gjoel@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Neuraxis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thats' the queens English right their.

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[–] Prater@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your so write about there basic grammer beeing so terrorible. It was so incredibly alloying.

[–] LinksMasterSw0rd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Prater@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Your weary welkome

[–] Gullible@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

I like never reading “should of”, as well. Every browser and phone’s autocorrect aggressively suggests a correction to “have.” Sometimes you don’t notice an apostrophe appearing in the middle of a word, so I can forgive “it’s,” but there’s little excuse for fighting with autocorrect to write “should of.”

[–] PearlsSwineEtc@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Correct grammar is remarkable; its' place is here!

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[–] MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Its nice when somebody gets it right.

[–] pocopene@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago
[–] AmbientChaos@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I read you're comment and it's usage of its isnt correct 😳

(this killed me to write haha)

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] authorinthedark@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago

its it's own reward

[–] Uschaan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It's sure is! /s

[–] Xenxs@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agree, its refreshing to see people bring there best grammar skills.

[–] Noxvento@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not every lemming is a native speaker.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I don't get it, its not that hard, each word has it's proper grammar and usage.

[–] davconde@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

For real, its not that hard to get it right.

[–] null_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Fewer mobile users maybe? For whatever reason, autocorrect/autocomplete suggestions on iOS always tries to add inappropriate apostrophes to plural words. Without fail, every single time. I sometimes reflexively tap the autocomplete suggestion to finish longer words and it’s really aggravating.

[–] nothendev@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Because there is a higher barrier of entry, people know what they are doing. That's a good thing.

[–] PostalDude@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

or there and their

[–] trouser_mouse@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I barely know what website I am on either

[–] skillissuer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it's a typo unlikely to be made by ESL posters

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Its mind boggling how even native english speakers can't get that right

[–] Dark_Arc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is it though? It's almost a pendantic quirk of the written language that things need spelled differently that sound the same.

Like, we ask know what you mean if you say "I was talking to the Johnson's and there cows ran away. Its total madness in this town lately."

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