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dweller

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5. I noticed this in one of my posts

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 11:18 AM

23 hrs ago

At first it was fine , then i went through some editing , and then the squiggles showed up .
I tried to edit them out but eventually gave up and deleted the post .
Now when I see them in a post , I check to see if it’s been edited , and it usually has been .

Could that be the cause ?
Something with the editing software ?

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Why are apostrophes -- or is it hyphens -- in some posts suddenly showing up as a scrambled mess ?? [View all] eppur_se_muova Tuesday OP

I don't know, but ... Tasmanian Devil Tuesday #1

It's nothing nefarious EarlG Tuesday #2

Thanks ! It started rather suddenly, so that provoked my suspicions. I guess repeated copy/paste just ... eppur_se_muova Yesterday #3

I've seen this too. mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday #4

I noticed this in one of my posts dweller 23 hrs ago #5

For example , see this post dweller 23 hrs ago #6

Also here question everything 21 hrs ago #7

Did the cut and paste function of some browser or operating system change? hunter 21 hrs ago #8

If you edit your post dweller 13 hrs ago #9