What Does the Word "Unv-d" Mean?
... and other linguistic tricks.
This story is a quick collection of recent news and observations that caught my eye. I am of course in the middle of working on a philosophical piece (or three) but interesting bits keep popping up, and I want to quickly mention them so that you can go and dig as deep as you want.
First, let’s shed some light on an a very peculiar example of linguistic sloppiness. Namely, let’s talk about the famous “epidemic of the unv-d” and about what the word “unv-d” actually means, according to the CDC.
We’ve all heard about the epidemic of the unv-d. We’ve heard that in the U.S., the ICUs are filled with the squirming vermin who are begging doctors on their deathbeds to give them the shot, and that the heartbroken doctors sigh, shed a tear or two, and say, “Oh dear it’s too late now, I am so sorry but you have to die.” And then a fly on the wall, that just happened to be there in the hospital ward, flies and reports the tragedy to the New York Times, which then tells the world abo…
