…there is a crack in everything | that's how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen
“Three linguistic tips for talking about COVID-19”
Our word choice matters
tldr: Always say e.g. “confirmed cases” – many people haven’t been tested
Make agency clear/explicit instead of “the virus is spread by…”
Use “you” and “we” agents when possible
Posted in Life
Something weird happened when I first opened Audible this morning (the cover art fixed itself when I opened the app again). The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal with the cover art for Clockwork Boys by Ursula Vernon is my favorite, haha!
