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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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There's probably a word I've been pronouncing wrong my whole life that I don't know about (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I said automaton wrong for years. I said auto-maton instead of au-tomoton. I still cringe a bit thinking about it :-/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I only just woke up so forgive me if you're right, did you mean automation?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I got Linux wrong for a while

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Contiguous. Didn't find out about that one till I got to college... That was embarrassing as f***.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Lattice

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