this post was submitted on 25 Feb 2024
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What is this thing?

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[–] Unlocalhost@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Damn, I thought they were dalek's

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 23 points 9 months ago

Dalek to Queen's Rook 5. Exterminate.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Well now I can't unsee that, dammit

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

dalek's

Explain the apostrophe. What am I not seeing?

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Lots of people believe that the s character is dangerous and has to be segregated using apostrophes or it will attack the others and eventually destroy the alphabet.

The origins of this belief currently remains mysterious.

Lot's of people believe that the s character i's dangerou's and ha's to be s'egregated u's'ing apo's'trophe's or it will attack the other's and eventually de's'troy the alphabet.

The origin's of this belief currently remain's my's'teriou's.

FTFY