Archive for July, 2020
A New World of Viral Virus Words Posted by Erin on Jul 30, 2020 in Archived Posts
As World War Two gave us words like ‘radar’ and ‘snafu’, the Coronavirus pandemic has also added new words to vocabularies around the world. Here are some new terms to help spice up your daily anxieties: Caremongering– (Indian English) The act of aggressively advocating for those who need help most during the pandemic. Coronaspeck– (German)…
STAYCATION to SENEGAL Posted by Erin on Jul 28, 2020 in Archived Posts
I don’t know about you, but during lockdown I have been to maybe three brick and mortar locations that are not my home in the last five months. Over the weekend, we shook things up and sat outside a Town Faire Tire for two hours while we had our tires replaced. As someone with a…