nuskool89
Well-Known Member
I like the Dr. Angelique Coetzee pronunciation: “extremely mild”i know tomato, toahto but we need to settle on how we're going to. pronounce this.
we can go with 3 syllables or 2.
Om-i-cron
-or-
O-micron
You decide
This latest apocalyptic headline opportunity reminds me of this nature.com article from last year:
We shouldn’t worry when a virus mutates during disease outbreaks - Nature Microbiology
Mutation. The word naturally conjures fears of unexpected and freakish changes. Ill-informed discussions of mutations thrive during virus outbreaks, including the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2. In reality, mutations are a natural part of the virus life cycle and rarely impact outbreaks dramatically.
www.nature.com