So here is a fair *Trigger warning* … these words may incite rage, goosebumps or uncontrollable tears. Can we all agree that the following words/phrases will not be joining us for 2021?! We are leaving these ratchet concepts behind in ratchet 2020. They are unwelcome in 2021.
- Virtual
- Synchronous/asynchronous
- Exposure
- Quarantine
- Contagion
- Infectious
- Essential / non-essential
- Symptomatic / asymptomatic
- Transmissibility
- Epidemic
- Pandemic
- Virus
- Lockdown
- Mask
- Unprecedented
- New normal
- Trying times
- Isolation
- PPE
- Spread
- Outbreak
- Endemic
- Fever
- Zoom
- Social Distancing
- Pod
- Novel
- Protocol
Y’all better start making use of a thesaurus because you won’t be able to “spread” your butter. Hercules won’t even be able to “Go the ‘distance.’” Better find a synonym for all of these!
What other words would you add to this list?
