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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] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I pronounce Chipotle with the same emphasis as Aristotle

[–] samus12345 4 points 1 year ago

Do it the other way around and it will sound closer to the original pronunciation of Aristotle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same as you, but in my defense I've never heard it out loud. A mexican friend taught me the correct way, I then understood the word comes from Nahuatl

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Similarly, chocolate and coyote and tomato are also Aztec/Nahuatl words in origin. Which means our pronunciation is likely inaccurate

[–] I_Fart_Glitter 4 points 1 year ago

Avocado is our English speaking ancestor's poor attempt at the Nahuatl word "ahuacatl."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] SeabassDan 0 points 1 year ago