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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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The letters "gh" in the word "ought" are silent but "ought" is not pronounced like "out" (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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At least in my dialect/accent of English

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The German word for squirrel (Eichhörnchen) is hard to pronounce for French and English speakers in different ways.

Though I have to admit squirrel/écureuil is the cooler pair because it seems to me they both derive from the same root but divererged in a way to make them difficult to pronounce for the other one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

To be fair, Eichhörnchen and écureuil seem to have a similar root as well even though French is a Latin language and German is not