From herd immunity to ‘maskne’: How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our English lexicon

I’m here to look into and fully explain some common phrases and concepts we now use in everyday speech that were so infrequently used before 2020.
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I’m here to look into and fully explain some common phrases and concepts we now use in everyday speech that were so infrequently used before 2020.
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The campuswide reaction to this mandate lift has been divided, but beyond the controversy, the lifting of the mask mandate has another side effect: It causes many difficult conversations to be had between people with different opinions about masks.
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My hair is what you might call straw-like, over-bleached and basically dying. I started highlighting my hair in seventh grade out of a fear of losing my natural blond to my ever-encroaching brown roots. Since then, I’ve gotten highlights probably every three to six months — I’m 20 now, so
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Remember through poetry how far you’ve come with the months and moments of 2021.
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We have all felt some form of loss from the pandemic. Life, loved ones, whatever it may be, we are all entitled to our emotional responses to loss and to trauma.
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When people tell me that they think Halloween is a peculiar date for an anniversary, I think I’ll start responding by saying: “Is it really?”
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Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín was overwhelmingly voted in to his second term in office, and while The Daily Californian endorsed him in 2020, nobody is perfect.
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The prospect of returning online again this semester is a serious reality the administration may follow through with — despite the fact that they shouldn’t.
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I came back to Berkeley after almost 17 months of doing my “study abroad” during the pandemic. Despite the strange transition period, I’m grateful to finally be back.
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Whether you’re flying from halfway across the globe or driving through the Bay, music can always accompany the emotions we might feel on our journey.
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