Covid-2019 - 2022-11-28

In "Recommended Reading," monkeypox is now officially a deadname. It's now mpox. According to the World Health Organization, monkeypox was racist. And mpox is easier to pronounce. Funny, we never had a problem pronouncing monkeypox. But the "mp" letter combination at the beginning of an English language world is utterly unprecedented, and unpronounceable. You have to know beforehand to pronounce the letter "m" as a syllable, the name of the letter, "em." Rodentpox-70, Human mediumpox, Bonopox and MOVID-22 were all considered. "Bonopox"? Celebrity branding? Not a good idea.