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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. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I imagine it was fashionable at some point in the last six centuries.

[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

It was around the 1700s, right about when "you" became a singular pronoun

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

"you" isn't a pronoun at all.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronoun If wewbull is using a different definition of pronoun than Merriam-Webster (and all dictionaries), then I guess wewbull is the one who's correct, and not Merriam Webster.

You is a second person pronoun, it's used in place of a proper noun. A person's name when talking to them, in this case