In defence of vulnerability
A couple of weeks ago or so, I came across a text which puts language squarely in the realm of the pandemic. It’s so bad that the author of the text says right in the title: The right words save lives. The wrong words kill. I’m no medic, but I do doubt that in the struggle with the pandemic, language is something medicine should worry about much. I also reject this common assault on words. Continue reading “In defence of vulnerability”
The virus in an app
My Twitter timeline has featured requests to engage with the COVID symptom tracker website and application (https://covid.joinzoe.com/). I have and I want to make a comment or two about how it’s phrased and what it, well, might mean. Continue reading “The virus in an app”
Romancing the virus
Quite understandably Polish television carries some considerable amount of social advertising urging people to stay at home. This post is about how isolation is represented in such advertising and, in particular, the romantic vision of staying home the advertising offer. Continue reading “Romancing the virus”
We’ll drink you down, Mr Coronavirus!
Over the last couple of weeks or so, Polish bring reports of songs about the coronavirus. I decided to have a look at them and here are a few comments on what I found. Continue reading “We’ll drink you down, Mr Coronavirus!”