Coronavirus words of the year

[DB]

It would be helpful if they explained this jargon before dumping it into everyday language.

Any attempt at explanation would just confirm that it's a vacuous slogan!

 

[brad465]

Anyone mentioned moonshot yet?

 

[Huntergreed]

Let me be clear - Sturgeon

You could write a dictionary of Sturgeon's common sayings at her briefings.

'Let me be clear'
'Allow me to be blunt'
'This is concerning'
'We will keep that under review'
'We are taking a careful and cautious approach'
'Our elimination strategy'
'I think I mentioned this briefly'
'Allow me to start with my usual statistical update'

and her usual finish

'Allow me to close by reiterating the importance to the public for following the FACTS Campaign, you should wear a face-covering in enclosed spaces, avoid crowded places, clean your hands and surfaces regularly, two-metre distancing remains the rule, and self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms. These remain essential to control the virus and allow us to protect the economy and return to normality that little bit sooner...'

 

[Scotrail12]

'Sturgeon warns'.

It feels like half of the stuff she warns is usually scaremongering and never turns out true.

 

[Richard Scott]

and her usual finish

'Allow me to close by reiterating the importance to the public for following the FACTS Campaign, you should wear a face-covering in enclosed spaces, avoid crowded places, clean your hands and surfaces regularly, two-metre distancing remains the rule, and self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms. These remain essential to control the virus and allow us to protect the economy and return to normality that little bit sooner...'

A very delusional idea. Fed up with the Control the Virus phrase, you can't control a virus, if we could we'd have it sorted by now.

 

[trainophile]

Anyone mentioned moonshot yet?

That's the other one that went over my head (lol) . It's like some sort of game isn't it, avoid plain talk, confuse your electorate.

 

[kez19]

You could write a dictionary of Sturgeon's common sayings at her briefings.

'Let me be clear'
'Allow me to be blunt'
'This is concerning'
'We will keep that under review'
'We are taking a careful and cautious approach'
'Our elimination strategy'
'I think I mentioned this briefly'
'Allow me to start with my usual statistical update'

and her usual finish

'Allow me to close by reiterating the importance to the public for following the FACTS Campaign, you should wear a face-covering in enclosed spaces, avoid crowded places, clean your hands and surfaces regularly, two-metre distancing remains the rule, and self-isolate and book a test if you have symptoms. These remain essential to control the virus and allow us to protect the economy and return to normality that little bit sooner...'

Coming soon in her biography... but right though!

lol our elimination strategy what’s that copy uk most of the time but media give credit, aye and not forget the so called covid free approach that clearly hasn’t worked!



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'Sturgeon warns'.

It feels like half of the stuff she warns is usually scaremongering and never turns out true.

Sturgeon warns isn’t that sort of a media word they belt out at the moment?

Also the other phrase constantly “Scotland”.

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That's the other one that went over my head (lol) . It's like some sort of game isn't it, avoid plain talk, confuse your electorate.

I think moonshot is like catapulting

 

[DB]

'Let me be clear' is a standard politician phrase, which means 'I am now going to waffle at length but not provide any clarity'.

 

[brad465]

For a word/phrase of this year that is a false description of the service: NHS Test & Trace (the NHS have almost nothing to do with it, it's Serco and Deloitte who are behind why it's such a mess)

 

[trainophile]

For a word/phrase of this year that is a false description of the service: NHS Test & Trace (the NHS have almost nothing to do with it, it's Serco and Deloitte who are behind why it's such a mess)

Don't forget "world beating". Sure it wasn't G4S running it?

 

[kez19]

For a word/phrase of this year that is a false description of the service: NHS Test & Trace (the NHS have almost nothing to do with it, it's Serco and Deloitte who are behind why it's such a mess)

For us in Scotland our trace app is called... Protect Scotland , it would have been better an app for the whole uk and Ireland approach but never mind..

new Sturgeon phrase today did anyone catch it?
Ms Sturgeon said: "I need to be absolutely straight with people across Scotland”
fast and urgent action — so what’s been happening since day 1?
package of new restrictions — unsure if she mentioned this or it’s media spin

 

[Islineclear3_1]

It would be helpful if they explained this jargon before dumping it into everyday language.

Indeed

I think Boris meant something along the lines of "tripping the circuit breaker" would trigger enforced lockdown

 

[kez19]

Indeed

I think Boris meant something along the lines of "tripping the circuit breaker" would trigger enforced lockdown

So why not just say that? I guess it’s trying not to cause hysteria but then again the media know what they are doing... even with jargon..

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'Let me be clear' is a standard politician phrase, which means 'I am now going to waffle at length but not provide any clarity'.

Sigh... politicians these days... that’s all Sturgeon does too waffles on...

I think we should all play COVID Bingo (words)

 

[GrahamD83]

Draconian
Cases
Deaths
Face coverings (the first two words I look for in any article about somewhere reopening)

 

[45107]

Facebook Karen

 

[big_rig]

‘Nobody wants a second lockdown’ is getting a thrashing at the moment, mostly from people who I think very much want to see one.

 

[kez19]

Draconian
Cases
Deaths
Face coverings (the first two words I look for in any article about somewhere reopening)

Mask up/masking up (sure I heard it in the media somewhere)

Sturgeon phrases - practice what we are preaching
Set example

 

[packermac]

It would be helpful if they explained this jargon before dumping it into everyday language.

I understood that this came originally from Singapore during their first phase.

 

[Bletchleyite]

For a word/phrase of this year that is a false description of the service: NHS Test & Trace (the NHS have almost nothing to do with it, it's Serco and Deloitte who are behind why it's such a mess)

As the NHS is a nebulous concept rather than one thing, I fail to see how they could "run" it.

 

[AlistairCowell]

'Sturgeon warns'.

It feels like half of the stuff she warns is usually scaremongering and never turns out true.

"Back to square one" is another word Sturgeon says if anyone flouts the lockdown rules.

 

[kez19]

"Back to square one" is another word Sturgeon says if anyone flouts the lockdown rules.

As if she is perfect as well as her SNP pals with breaking lockdown rules... slapped wrist for them, a fine for us...

 

[Arglwydd Golau]

Surge

 

[Islineclear3_1]

Great days ahead
Summon the discipline
The spirit of togetherness that will carry us through

 

[kez19]

For us with the new updated ads...

Oh its if Sturgeon didn't mention this back in June.... "firmly in retreat" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53110239
The newer slogans for Scot Gov covid ads.... Stick with it Scotland....
Stay safe, protect others, save lives.

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

Virii, plural of virus

I had heard of furlough, it denoted home leave, several months at least, for missionaries who had been working in Africa, South America, etc

 

[Bletchleyite]

Virii, plural of virus

I had heard of furlough, it denoted home leave, several months at least, for missionaries who had been working in Africa, South America, etc

You get it in the US, particularly in "work at will" states (where, in a legal sense, everybody is on a zero hours contract) - companies just lay off staff for a bit because they don't have any work for them.

 

[brad465]

You get it in the US, particularly in "work at will" states (where, in a legal sense, everybody is on a zero hours contract) - companies just lay off staff for a bit because they don't have any work for them.

Furlough was also used to describe any workers who could not work because of a US Government shutdown (except they were not paid in that time, unlike for anyone on our furlough scheme), so I'd heard of the term before Covid because of Trump's antics to get border wall funding.

 

[talldave]

Second ripple.

 

[Bantamzen]

Second ripple.

Second Twix.....

 

[317 forever]

Second Twix.....

I doubt Covid has spread to Mars yet.