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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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It's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was looking (lemmy.world)

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'Choose' rhymes with 'lose'? I mean c'mon, someone did that shit on purpose 👀

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

It's sounds like "bad", but with a shorter "a", so like "had"

Although I guess "bade" is used nowadays as well don't know how erroneous it's considered to be.

You can here people use it here

https://www.playphrase.me/#%2Fsearch%3Fq=I+bade&pos=4

https://www.playphrase.me/#%2Fsearch%3Fq=bade&pos=4

Seemingly Americans in those clips say "bade" (rhyming with "made") but Brits say "bade" (rhymes with "had")