Pandexicon
Marilyn Stanley
, Cassandra Schiemann
, Dawn Macdonald
, Trish Bowering
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Barry Kazimer
, Jude Castillo
, Colleen Coco Collins
, Mary Therrien
, Sarah Schwartz
, Linda Leitch
, Noelle Walsh
, Kristie Bui
, Charlene Dalton
, Marin Beck
, Deb Philippon
, Natasa Ilic
, Kim Cappellina
, Dani Kat
, Joshua Lewis
, Debra Fisher
, Vanessa S
, Andrea Pole
, Christopher Rossignol
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Kirsten Bauer
, Sandra Perry
, Andrea Gillespie
, Shawna Moodie
, Butcher Rochelle
, Crystal Inwood
, Kailey Gallant
, Grace Novack
, Susan Toy
, Heather Ritz
, Paris Semansky
, Melanie Solar
, Griffin Baker
, Laurie Burns
, Patricia Johnson
, Hilary Squires
, KRISTINA WHITFORD
, Melissa Kohlman
, Joe Mitchell
, Paula Ritchie
, Liz Moreau
, Katie Jones
, Theresa Shea
, Heather O'Connor
, Sharon Bird
, Chloe Moore
, Carl Scott
, Randi Ann Doll
, Lynn Andrews
, Lesley Cameron
, Rosa Cross
, Rodney Cross
, Ruth Walker
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Gwynn Scheltema
, Janice Cournoyer
, Nancy Stevenson
, tom stormonth
, Karen Nordrum
, Pearl Saban
, Hoda Montazeri
, Kevin Smith
, zelda dwyer
, Winnifred Hird
, caTh Teske
, Karen Kendrick
, Agnes Marshall
, Benita Hartwell
, Lauraine Twilley
, Ken Gilmour
, John Bell
, Kirsten Lyon
, Mary Danieli
, Shayla Bradley
, Sabrina Phan
, Melissa Poremba
, Jaclyn Dawn
, Alex Henderson
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This exploration of the many new terms of the Covid-19 pandemic provides insight into the ways an ever-evolving vocabulary helped us cope with our anxiety and adapt to a new reality
When the pandemic struck in early 2020, Wayne Grady started collecting the words and phrases that arose from our shared global experience. Some, such as "uptick" and "pivot," had existed before but now took on new meaning, and others, such as "covidivorce," "quarantini," "covexit," and "shecession," appeared for the first time, their meaning instantly clear. Through this new vocabulary, we became more able to adapt to change, to domesticate it in a sense, and to reduce our fears.
Moving from the very beginning of the pandemic (the "Before Times") and our early response to it through the peaks and troughs of the various waves in countries throughout the world, and ending with a contemplation of what the "After Times" might look like, this book takes us on a journey through the pandemic and illuminates both how this new language has unfolded and how it has changed the way we think about ourselves and each other.
