Shower Thoughts

[Soulbinder she/her]

So I'm pretty sure that most people are familiar with the concept, but for those who don't know shower thoughts are basically the weird things that occur to you randomly as you're going about your life. This thread is for sharing them.

For instance, something that I was thinking about a few weeks ago: was the term lukewarm invented because some guy named Luke was really bad at handling heat, so the distinction had to be made between normal person warm and Luke warm? (I'm 99% sure that isn't the real reason, but it's fun to think about).

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

why is why spelt why and not wy when the h in why is silent

[The Bookwyrm he/him]

I think we have a thread for this already. I'll post a link to it once I find it.

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Edited April 26, 2024 by The Bookwyrm

[Soulbinder she/her]

3 hours ago, The Bookwyrm said:

I think we have a thread for this already. I'll post a link to it once I find it.

EDIT: 

 

Ah. I didn't realize that. Should I delete this thread?

[Immortal Platypus]

4 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

why is why spelt why and not wy when the h in why is silent

because of the battle of Hastings, after which words where changed from hwy and hwat to why and what

[RoyalBeeMage he/him]

On 4/27/2024 at 1:26 AM, Immortal Platypus said:

because of the battle of Hastings, after which words where changed from hwy and hwat to why and what

wait there was an actual reason? umm thanks I guess.

[Immortal Platypus]

10 hours ago, RoyalBeeMage said:

wait there was an actual reason? umm thanks I guess.

yes, there was a little known reason. If you watch Oversimplified's video on the battle of Hastings, he can explain it better