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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

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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Mine was "daschund". I always thought that was a separate breed from a "doxen".

Even after being educated on how the word is actually pronounced, I still purposefully pronounce it literally "daschund". Fuck 'em - should've spelled it better.

[–] duckythescientist 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Daschund is pronounced like "daak' snd" in case anyone else didn't realize this. My mind is blown.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  1. It is spelled Dachshund (Dachs-Hund, German, lit. Badger-Dog, as the breed was created to hunt foxes and badgers in their burrows)

  2. It is pronounced Dax Hunt (good example by a native german speaker: https://youtu.be/6aveG0N6Jtc?si=mzCsfrVA95VJZggG )

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Funnily enough though, in Germany they're mostly called Dackel, not Dachshund!

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[–] duckythescientist 1 points 1 year ago

Daschund is pronounced like "daak' snd" in case anyone else didn't realize this. My mind is blown.

[–] mindbleach 1 points 1 year ago

It took a long-ass time to connect orderves with hors d'oeuvres.

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