diff --git a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.erase.html b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.erase.html
index 8684b19..2b3f605 100644
--- a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.erase.html
+++ b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.erase.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ <h1>Function BasicString.erase</h1><p>Removes specified characters from the stri
 <pre class="code"><code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a><span class="pun">!</span><span class="typ">char </span><span class="pln">str </span><span class="pun">= </span><span class="str">"123456"</span><span class="pun">;
 
 </span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">erase</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="lit">2</span><span class="pun">);
-</span><span class="kwd">assert</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln">str </span><span class="pun">== </span><span class="str">"12456"</span><span class="pun">);</span></code></pre>
+</span><span class="kwd">assert</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln">str </span><span class="pun">== </span><span class="str">"12"</span><span class="pun">);</span></code></pre>
 
 <pre class="code"><code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a><span class="pun">!</span><span class="typ">char </span><span class="pln">str </span><span class="pun">= </span><span class="str">"123456"</span><span class="pun">;
 
diff --git a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.html b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.html
index 072e92f..5098e37 100644
--- a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.html
+++ b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.html
@@ -237,16 +237,6 @@ <h1>Struct BasicString</h1><p>The <code class="lang-d"><span class="typ">BasicSt
 							<span class="tableEntryAnnotation">()</span>
 						</td>
 						<td>Erases the contents of the <code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a></code>, which becomes an empty string (with a length of 0 characters).
-</td>
-					</tr>
-					<tr>
-						<td>
-							<a href="../basic_string/BasicString.destroy.html" class="public">
-								<code>destroy</code>
-							</a>
-							<span class="tableEntryAnnotation">()</span>
-						</td>
-						<td>Erases and deallocate the contents of the <code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a></code>, which becomes an empty string (with a length of 0 characters).
 </td>
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
@@ -407,6 +397,16 @@ <h1>Struct BasicString</h1><p>The <code class="lang-d"><span class="typ">BasicSt
 							<span class="tableEntryAnnotation">(rhs)</span>
 						</td>
 						<td>Swaps the contents of <code class="lang-d"><span class="kwd">this</span></code> and <code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.proxySwap.html#rhs"><span class="pln">rhs</span></a></code>.
+</td>
+					</tr>
+					<tr>
+						<td>
+							<a href="../basic_string/BasicString.release.html" class="public">
+								<code>release</code>
+							</a>
+							<span class="tableEntryAnnotation">()</span>
+						</td>
+						<td>Erases and deallocate the contents of the <code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a></code>, which becomes an empty string (with a length of 0 characters).
 </td>
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
diff --git a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.opSlice.html b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.opSlice.html
index 18941cd..3474870 100644
--- a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.opSlice.html
+++ b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.opSlice.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ <h2 id="1">Function BasicString.opSlice</h2><p>Returns a slice [begin .. end]. I
 			<br/>
 			&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="pln">size_t</span> <span class="pln">end</span>
 			<br/>
-			<span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">pure nothrow @nogc scope @system</span><span class="pun">;</span>
+			<span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">pure nothrow @nogc @system</span><span class="pun">;</span>
 					</div>
 				</code>
 			</div>
diff --git a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html
index 5a8d636..d1337ca 100644
--- a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html
+++ b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ <h1>Function BasicString.ptr</h1><p>Return pointer to the first element.
 			<div class="prototype">
 				<code class="lang-d">
 					<div class="single-prototype">
-			<span class="kwd">inout </span><span class="kwd">inout</span><span class="pun">(</span><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.Char.html"><span class="typ">BasicString<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.<wbr/></span><span class="typ">Char</span></a><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pun">*</span> <span class="pln">ptr</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">pure nothrow @nogc @property scope @system</span><span class="pun">;</span>
+			<span class="kwd">inout </span><span class="kwd">inout</span><span class="pun">(</span><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.Char.html"><span class="typ">BasicString<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.<wbr/></span><span class="typ">Char</span></a><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pun">*</span> <span class="pln">ptr</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">pure nothrow @nogc @property @system</span><span class="pun">;</span>
 					</div>
 				</code>
 			</div>
diff --git a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.destroy.html b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.release.html
similarity index 95%
rename from docs/basic_string/BasicString.destroy.html
rename to docs/basic_string/BasicString.release.html
index 3a4ee95..620bead 100644
--- a/docs/basic_string/BasicString.destroy.html
+++ b/docs/basic_string/BasicString.release.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html>
 	<head>
 		<meta charset="UTF-8"/>
-		<title>Function BasicString.destroy</title>
+		<title>Function BasicString.release</title>
 		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/ddox.css"/>
 		<link rel="stylesheet" href="../prettify/prettify.css" type="text/css"/>
 		<script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/jquery.js">/**/</script><script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/ddox.js">/**/</script>
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
 			</ul>
 		</nav>
 		<div id="main-contents">
-			<h1>Function BasicString.destroy</h1><p>Erases and deallocate the contents of the <code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a></code>, which becomes an empty string (with a length of 0 characters).
+			<h1>Function BasicString.release</h1><p>Erases and deallocate the contents of the <code class="lang-d"><a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a></code>, which becomes an empty string (with a length of 0 characters).
 </p>
 			<div class="prototype">
 				<code class="lang-d">
 					<div class="single-prototype">
-			<span class="typ">void</span> <span class="pln">destroy</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">scope</span><span class="pun">;</span>
+			<span class="typ">void</span> <span class="pln">release</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pun">)</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="kwd">scope</span><span class="pun">;</span>
 					</div>
 				</code>
 			</div>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ <h1>Function BasicString.destroy</h1><p>Erases and deallocate the contents of th
 </span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">clear</span><span class="pun">();
 </span><span class="kwd">assert</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">capacity </span><span class="pun">== </span><span class="pln">cap</span><span class="pun">);
 
-</span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">destroy</span><span class="pun">();
+</span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">release</span><span class="pun">();
 </span><span class="kwd">assert</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">capacity </span><span class="pun">&lt; </span><span class="pln">cap</span><span class="pun">);
 </span><span class="kwd">assert</span><span class="pun">(</span><span class="pln">str<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln">capacity </span><span class="pun">== <a href="../basic_string/BasicString.html"></span><span class="typ">BasicString</span></a><span class="pun">!</span><span class="typ">char<wbr/></span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="typ">MinimalCapacity</span><span class="pun">);</span></code></pre>
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index 8bded14..59c7dc2 100644
--- a/docs/file_hashes.json
+++ b/docs/file_hashes.json
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diff --git a/docs/sitemap.xml b/docs/sitemap.xml
index 74150f8..e2c82ed 100644
--- a/docs/sitemap.xml
+++ b/docs/sitemap.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.capacity.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.Char.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.clear.html</loc></url>
-<url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.destroy.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.empty.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.erase.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.erase.html</loc></url>
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.proxySwap.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.put.html</loc></url>
+<url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.release.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.replace.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.replace.html</loc></url>
 <url><loc>http://127.0.0.1/basic_string/BasicString.replace.html</loc></url>
diff --git a/docs/symbols.js b/docs/symbols.js
index 761e583..5713dff 100644
--- a/docs/symbols.js
+++ b/docs/symbols.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ var symbols = [
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.capacity', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.capacity.html', attributes: ["const", "pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "property", "scope", "trusted"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.Char', kind: "aliasdeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.Char.html', attributes: []},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.clear', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.clear.html', attributes: ["pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "scope", "trusted"]},
-{name: 'basic_string.BasicString.destroy', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.destroy.html', attributes: ["scope"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.empty', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.empty.html', attributes: ["const", "pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "property", "scope", "safe"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.erase', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.erase.html', attributes: ["pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "scope", "trusted"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.front', kind: "aliasdeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.front.html', attributes: []},
@@ -37,8 +36,9 @@ var symbols = [
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.popBackCodePoint', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.popBackCodePoint.html', attributes: ["pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "scope", "trusted"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.popBackCodeUnit', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.popBackCodeUnit.html', attributes: ["pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "scope", "trusted"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.proxySwap', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.proxySwap.html', attributes: ["pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "scope", "trusted"]},
-{name: 'basic_string.BasicString.ptr', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html', attributes: ["inout", "pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "property", "scope", "system"]},
+{name: 'basic_string.BasicString.ptr', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.ptr.html', attributes: ["inout", "pure", "nothrow", "nogc", "property", "system"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.put', kind: "aliasdeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.put.html', attributes: []},
+{name: 'basic_string.BasicString.release', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.release.html', attributes: ["scope"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.replace', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.replace.html', attributes: ["ref", "scope"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.reserve', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.reserve.html', attributes: ["scope"]},
 {name: 'basic_string.BasicString.resize', kind: "functiondeclaration", path: './basic_string/BasicString.resize.html', attributes: ["scope"]},
diff --git a/src/basic_string/internal/unittesting.d b/src/basic_string/internal/unittesting.d
index 07b3fd2..c167bbd 100644
--- a/src/basic_string/internal/unittesting.d
+++ b/src/basic_string/internal/unittesting.d
@@ -960,3 +960,4 @@ nothrow unittest{
     }
 }
 
+
diff --git a/src/basic_string/package.d b/src/basic_string/package.d
index 9a5e696..8c0cc4e 100644
--- a/src/basic_string/package.d
+++ b/src/basic_string/package.d
@@ -831,12 +831,12 @@ if(isSomeChar!_Char && is(Unqual!_Char == _Char)){
 				str.clear();
 				assert(str.capacity == cap);
 
-				str.destroy();
+				str.release();
 				assert(str.capacity < cap);
 				assert(str.capacity == BasicString!char.MinimalCapacity);
 				--------------------
 		*/
-		public void destroy()scope{
+		public void release()scope{
 			if(this._sso){
 				this._short.length = 0;
 			}
@@ -848,6 +848,11 @@ if(isSomeChar!_Char && is(Unqual!_Char == _Char)){
 			}
 		}
 
+        deprecated("use `.release()` instead")
+        public void destroy()scope{
+            this.release();
+        }
+
 
 
 		/**
@@ -1370,7 +1375,7 @@ if(isSomeChar!_Char && is(Unqual!_Char == _Char)){
 		}
 
 		private ref typeof(this) _op_assign(return scope typeof(this) str)return scope{
-			this.destroy();
+			this.release();
 			moveEmplaceImpl(str, this);
 			return this;
 		}
@@ -2060,7 +2065,7 @@ if(isSomeChar!_Char && is(Unqual!_Char == _Char)){
 				BasicString!char str = "123456";
 
 				str.erase(2);
-				assert(str == "12456");
+				assert(str == "12");
 				--------------------
 
 				--------------------