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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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English is weird (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by Anonymouse@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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I got hung up on contractions this morning regarding the word "you've". Normally, I'd say "you've got a problem", which expands to "you have got a problem", which isn't wrong, but I normally wouldn't say. Not contracting, I'd say "you have a problem", so then should I just say "you've a problem"? That sounds weird in my head. Is this just a US English problem?

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[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 2 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I've got all but the use/use one. What's the other usecase if one is "to consume"?

[–] mick@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

What’s the use of giving you the answer when you can look it up on the internet?

[–] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To have a brief conversation. I can look everything up myself, but it's nice not being a basement dweller every now and then.

[–] mick@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It was just my crass humor. I used the noun version of the word “use” because you said you couldn’t figure out how to use it.

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