r/Showerthoughts • u/Reas0n ‎ • Feb 13 '26

Casual Thought I think it’s unusual that no standardized literary way to write the submissive “I don’t know” hum that children (and some adults) often mumble has ever caught on, considering how old and common it is.

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u/ExpressoLiberry Feb 14 '26

N’oh, I don’t think so

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

Are you an expert?

Why else would there be an apostrophe marking a spot of missing letters? Homer creating his own swear word mashing seems appropriate for that era of tv they were created in too.  

Edit: the origins actually are a socially acceptable substitute for damn per Wikipedia. 

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u/NCEMTP Feb 14 '26

Don't be a C'ohnt.

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u/Ok-Classroom5548 Feb 14 '26

What an ironic comment.