Great thread here on ambiguity and interpretation in language and how we can often talk past each other despite using the same words.
https://twitter.com/lelia_glass/status/1432001886748618754
Some of my own observations (I'm not a semanticist so these are a lot less insightful than Lelia's comments):
The prevalence of coronavirus in our lives also means that the word "symptoms" alone often means "Covid symptoms".
The prevalence of coronavirus in our lives also means that the word "symptoms" alone often means "Covid symptoms".
"Mask" is also pretty vague and can range from a N95/FFP2 mask to a simple cloth covering. The term "face covering" is often used in the UK to disambiguate from medical masks.
I also find it interesting how people, both pro- and anti-vaccine, say "the vaccine" as though there is only one of them, when there are at least twenty different Covid vaccines on offer globally.
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