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Originally Posted by cacophony
WHO is also considering changing the terminology since the vast majority of the public doesn't understand what the word "pandemic" means. surveys have shown that most people think it's a portmanteau of "epidemic" and "panic" rather than the application of "pan" to mean "widespread." you can have a mild pandemic, but no one seems to understand that.
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I hate hearing that things like the word "pandemic" could be modified for these reasons. How is the general populace ever supposed to get any better informed or more intelligent if we cater to ignorance?
Anyway, that being said, nice that the media went nuts with the story during a slow news cycle, and ignore now.