[Ads-l] origin of the term "coronavirus"

[Mark Mandel]

As it's the only coronavirus known to the vast majority of (especially
non-technical) speakers, how is it different from "home" and "the office"
for "my home" and "my office"?
MAM


On Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 1:12 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It's already being used non-technically as an exact synonym for "COVID-19."
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>  JL
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