If you’re writing about the pandemic, is it covid19? Or Covid-19? Or COVID-19?
You’ll see it all three ways in various publications, but the World Health Organization goes with all capitals: COVID-19.
That’s not the only grammar issue the pandemic has caused. We’re hearing and using a lot of words that have not been part of our everyday vocabulary prior to 2020.
Daily Writing Tips has put together a list of pandemic-related terms and usage tips that’s a handy reference if you want to be sure you’re saying what you mean to say.
Check out and bookmark “Pandemic Vocabulary” by Maeve Maddox.
Jacquelyn Lynn is an inspirational author, ghostwriter, and self-publishing consultant whose credits include more than 45 books, 3,000+ magazine articles, ebooks, blogs, white papers, and more.
Jacquelyn's latest book is Christian Business Almanac: The Ultimate Daily Guide for Kingdom-Driven Entrepreneurs and Leaders.
She is the author of the nonfiction books Simple Facts About Self-Publishing (Second Edition), Words to Work By: 31 devotions for the workplace based on the Book of Proverbs and Finding Joy in the Morning: You can make it through the night as well as the novel Choices (A Joyful Cup Story). With her husband, she is the co-creator of several coloring books for adults and the novelty My Book About series.
Jacquelyn's latest book is Christian Business Almanac: The Ultimate Daily Guide for Kingdom-Driven Entrepreneurs and Leaders.
She is the author of the nonfiction books Simple Facts About Self-Publishing (Second Edition), Words to Work By: 31 devotions for the workplace based on the Book of Proverbs and Finding Joy in the Morning: You can make it through the night as well as the novel Choices (A Joyful Cup Story). With her husband, she is the co-creator of several coloring books for adults and the novelty My Book About series.
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