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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about
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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: 1
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report the message goes away and you never worry about it.
And that is fine, when/if someone corrects you, you explain that you have never heard the word spoken, just read it.
Tri-ummm-vir-ate
This right here! I tell my kids not to give someone a hard time mispronouncing a word because it means they learned it from reading.