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How many “f’s” in “catastrophic”?

— Lois Lane · Superman Returns

A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet.
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An editorial interpretation.

Spelling and sound pull apart: catastrophic has an f sound but no letter f. The question draws attention to that mismatch.

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