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Old 05-07-2023, 10:47 PM   #789
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Originally Posted by Wormius View Post
Basically what GGG said, and that it looks like some strange mocking of the person who contracted covid because maybe they said, “I caught the ‘vid”, but nobody except you knows this.

Also it sounds like when someone says “vacay” instead “vacation”, but at least that has the benefit of using fewer letters and syllables. Going with “the ‘vid” sounds really odd and makes no sense.
Oddly annoying phrasing of Covid, if nothing else. I mean if it's to shorten it "the 'Vid" is eight key strokes including the space and apostrophe, while "Covid" is six.

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