https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20Vid

..as in co.VID'

Oh, thanks.  I have never heard of/seen COVID-19 being called "the Vid".  I thought it was about some kind of infamous video

+1

Calling it the "VID" is a take off play on words from the term "HIV" referring to the virus that causes AIDS, pronounced like "him" but saying the "V" which is popular in more urban settings.

Calling it the "VID" is a take off play on words from the term "HIV" referring to the virus that causes AIDS, pronounced like "him" but saying the "V" which is popular in more urban settings.

Since HIV is an acronym, and vid is a syllable, I don't think that is quite right...but I'm no urban linguistics expert and I also may be overly sensitive to forum topics.   

English was not my strong point in school, well, actually school was not my strong point.

COVID means  Corona Virus Disease, which I would call acronym

Is COVID a word or a acronym?

Call it whatever you want downtown.

I think the full name is 'COVID 1984'  ...   

English was not my strong point in school, well, actually school was not my strong point.

COVID means  Corona Virus Disease, which I would call acronym

Is COVID a word or a acronym?

I wasn't so good in school either, but I've tried to improve since then. I can't say I've had much success but I've noticed I'm much
 better now with;"you're" vs "your"; and "break" vs "brake" and now, once again, I've learned something. I love when that happens
even if sometimes public mistake/correction learning is more embarrassing than other learning. Nothing online is as embarrassing
as examination of some of the lines I've taken through corners, so I get over my online embarrassment easily, relatively speaking.

I believe you are correct Strawboss, and I was wrong about (co)VID being a syllable and you are correct about it being a acronym. 

I still don't understand semicolons but I toss them out occasionally hoping some forum member will be overly sensitive* to their misuse on my part and
will react by explaining them to me, in ALL CAPS if needed. 

* see how I stayed on topic there?

I've noticed I'm much better now with;"you're" vs "your"; and "break" vs "brake" and now, once again, I've learned something. I love when that happens

Learning Spanish helped me realize just how insane English really is.

I still don't understand semicolons but I toss them out occasionally hoping some forum member will be overly sensitive* to their misuse on my part

LOL!

I will bite:

I still don't understand semicolons; I toss them out occasionally hoping some forum member will be overly sensitive to their misuse on my part.

At least it is easy for joining related phrases that can stand as individual sentences.  Their proper use when mixed with/replacing commas is a bit more mysterious to me...

A semi- colon can be used anywhere a period (full- stop for the Limeys and the faux- Limey, Jim) is used. They are essentially interchangeable; a common mistake is the belief that when a semi- colon is used, the two sentences separated by it are somehow 'more related' and so one can be an incomplete sentence but that is not correct.

Example: [I have noticed that it seems that most people simply do not use semi- colons anywhere in writing; which is fine as they are never needed.] The error in this is that the second sentence is not complete and needs a defined noun ("which" is fine, what is which?). Some believe that separating the two with a semi- colon somehow links the sentences so that the second sentence is then complete. But it is not. (this is a sentence fragment with a period: note the capitol letter after the period, this is the only difference in using a semi- colon vs. a period)

I would claim this post is OFFTOPIC but I betcha' more than a few people are annoyed by this short grammar lesson.

 

And we still do not have a face- palm emoticon, at least not that I can find.....

Brian (pronounced almost the same as Bryan but in Brian, the 'H' is silent)

<snip>

I still don't understand semicolons but I toss them out occasionally hoping some forum member will be overly sensitive* to their misuse on my part and
will react by explaining them to me, in ALL CAPS if needed. 

* see how I stayed on topic there?

I take offense at the 'faux' description.  I'm half-Limey.  Please make a note of that.

Well then you would be a 1/2- faux Limey but..... you were born here, right? Sorry but you lose your 'Limey' card when that happens, just like Winston Churchill lost his USA card when he was born in England (but had an American mother). Look at the bright side- you CAN be President of the US though.

Brian (got some Limey too but it is mixed with several other 'flavors')

I take offense at the 'faux' description.  I'm half-Limey.  Please make a note of that.

Nope.  Born in England.  Citizen here, though.

Ah, I did not know, or forgot that! My apologies: you ARE a Limey!

And I believe, if one parent was an American and was in England for secondary reasons, a natural American as well- so you may still be able to run for President. :-)

Brian

Nope.  Born in England.  Citizen here, though.

And we still do not have a face- palm emoticon, at least not that I can find.....
 

Ah, I did not know, or forgot that! My apologies: you ARE a Limey!

And I believe, if one parent was an American and was in England for secondary reasons, a natural American as well- so you may still be able to run for President. :-)

Brian

According to the Constitution and a certain Supreme court case around the 1900's, I could very well run for President.  However, I wouldn't touch politics with a 10ft pole, thank you very much.


Ironically enough I could apply for British citizenship if I wanted....quite happy here, though.

That is a 'slap face' or "D'oh" emoticon. A face- palm emoticon is stagnant and does not move. A face- palm emoticon is simply a hand over one's face.... I would post it so you could see the difference but..... there is NOT ONE on this forum.

Brian

And we still do not have a face- palm emoticon, at least not that I can find.....
 

It's what you want it to be, Brian.

Well,  not really. Look up face- palm. What you have is head- slapping. Not the same, sorta' like color- colour. :-)

For reference: note the lack of movement.

It's what you want it to be, Brian.

Well,  not really. Look up face- palm. What you have is head- slapping. Not the same, sorta' like color- colour. :-)

For reference: note the lack of movement.

It's a face palm done multiple times...the smiley is ambidextrous.