As COVID-19 disrupts lives, words matter

Politicians, government officials, journalists and others are all writing and talking about COVID-19, but they’re not all using the same language to describe the same things. Disparate interpretations of words and phrases such as “self-quarantine,” “self-isolation” and “shelter in place” have led some to cite confusion as a recipe for panic—or, in some cases, a reason to party. According to […]
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