• The Latest Wuhan Flu Ridiculousness: Speaking English... Bad

    From BTR1701@21:1/5 to All on Mon Aug 2 21:43:58 2021
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisonescalante/2020/09/08/why-speaking-english-may-spread-more-coronavirus-than-other-languages/?sh=2b1d7f66eeaa

    New research suggests that English speakers put more droplets into the air
    when they talk, which may make them more likely to spread COVID-19. Since
    the novel coronavirus is spread by droplets, how spitty a language is might contribute to different rates of the disease.

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  • From Otto J. Makela@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 4 15:39:39 2021
    What does this bit of paranoia have to do with current movies?
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