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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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The only reason it's Wednesday, is because we all agree it is (feddit.nl)

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[–] zephyr 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only reason you're talking, is that we all agree what each word means.

[–] emptyother 2 points 2 years ago

It is neat seeing our agreement on these words change over time. And seeing a few people complaining about words not being used in its original meaning, thinking language is static. And cursewords going from taboo to common usage.

Did you know shark (most likely) comes from the dutch word schurk (meaning bad guy/villain/scoundrel)? Which is where Loan Shark comes from, not from the fish. And the fish was called Haye or Dogfish? At some point the english speaking people decided that the fish should be called "bad guys". Meanwhile, here in Norway we kept both the words "skurk" and "hai" from the dutch, in its original meaning.

I wish I found this so fascinating back when I was still in school and could have taken that path.