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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Em dash is similar to the letter C in English. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by YICHM@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Both of them are irreplaceable.

E: There's a joke stating that the letter C can be replaced K and S (but "ch" can't be replaced by "kh" or "sh"). In a similar fashion, em dashes (commonly used to add relevent information like parentheses or to introduce a definition) has some of its usage overlapped with parentheses and colons, but still has some unique usages that can't be replaced.