Know Your Covidiots From Your Cove-Dwellers

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Dramatic shifts in culture and technology often catalyze the formation of new vocabulary, and the emergence of coronavirus is no exception. Below are some of the more frivolous neologisms that might soon be added to the lexicon covidium. 

— Ben Schott is a Bloomberg Opinion visual columnist. He created the Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Almanac series, and writes for newspapers and magazines around the world.

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Ben Schott is a Bloomberg Opinion visual columnist. He created the Schott’s Original Miscellany and Schott’s Almanac series, and writes for newspapers and magazines around the world.

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