It’s been a grueling week. How about we divert our attention for a minute or two away from the COVID-19 pandemic?
First, on the etymology (etymology - the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time; derives from the Greek word etumos, meaning true) of a couple of common computer related terms.
Don’t even get me started on the etymology of “floppy.”
My second offering is unrelated to etymology and only tangentially related to COVID-19 (which btw is correctly typed in upper-case as it is shorthand for CoronaVirus Disease originating in 2019 - no mention of where, as that would be geographically correct but politically incorrect).
COVID-19 already has its own icon
The good news coming out of the COVID countrywide shutdown:
Here’s a happy thought: If AOC was still a bartender rather than a U.S. Representative harping on all things socialist, she’d be out of work now.
Hi, I’m Sandy and I’ll be your bartender tonight.
COVID-19 special cocktail: 1 part hydroxychloroquine, 5 parts azithromycin: do not try this at home with fish tank cleaner, which contains an entirely different etymology.
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