OF the many legacies of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, which will not be easy to shed once the virus is surmounted, its curious vocabulary, because it has become cliché, could be the most resistant to exile.

“Lockdown,” “physical distancing,” “face mask” and “new normal” have all taken prominent places in contemporary language and everyday conversation. They are essential to citizenship in the world today.

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