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The Quad: A breakdown of the most common terms used during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The novel coronavirus has unleashed a novel vocabulary. World War I left us with words like “trench coat” and “no man’s land,” while the rise of internet speak brought on the “meme” and Twitter linguists.

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The Quad: A breakdown of the most common terms used during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Veronica Fernandez De Soto

April 20, 2020 2:26 p.m.