doesn't get it

ivantis what the [ a..z ]->[8] is

f00li5h its [ 'a' .. 'z' ]->[8]

simcop2387: grammar failure, I is the ninth letter of the alphabet

it's an "a"

used the interpretation wherein the string literal "the alphabet" is used instead of the concept to which it refers

informs kentfredric that strictures are not automatically enabled in IM for perl

This is the punchline to a schoolchild's joke.

The teacher asks the child to use a sentence starting with "I"

The child says "I is..." but the teacher interrupts:

"No no, you must always say 'I am'."

"OK. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."