Old English Writers Discover Apostrophes

Text on the meme

old english writers: alas! how could we possibly mark a word that is shortened? the apostrophe:

What it means

A black-and-white cat stands on a concrete floor with one front leg stretched dramatically forward. The joke treats the apostrophe as an overly elaborate solution to marking shortened words, making it useful as a reaction to unnecessarily complicated explanations or dramatic overreactions.

Objects

black-and-white cat / чёрно-белая кошка concrete floor / бетонный пол stretched front leg / вытянутая передняя лапа cat ears / кошачьи уши yellow eyes / жёлтые глаза white chest / белая грудь black fur / чёрная шерсть