Dm suggesting that the use is the words covid or corona virus is class based issue

[ShallallalAa]

Dm on the phone -
People who like drama call it covid.

People who prefer to make minimal fuss and get on with things call it coronavirus.

Ie the middle classes are more likely to call it coronavirus.

She was bu of course wasnt she. Didn't know what to say

[bengalcat]

I use them interchangeably but tend to use coronavirus with friends and Covid with colleagues .

[Tombero]

We go for Covid-19, but it has to be sung to the tune of Come on Eileen.

[AuntieMarys]

Heard it called "the covid"

[DianneWhatcock]

• People who like drama call it covid.
  
  People who prefer to make minimal fuss and get on with things call it coronavirus.*
  
  Ha I've definitely, definitely found this
  
  I'm firmly in the coronavirus camp. In fact I actually call it corona
  I find it annoys the drama queens

[mathanxiety]

Trump clearly an idiot savant with his 'covfefe' tweet from a while back.

[midnightstar66]

Surely someone classy would understand that coronavirus is the type of virus that causes the illness covid19. My DD's know that. I use either depending on the context

[Littleposh]

I type c19 because I'm lazy but generally just refer to it as 'the virus' in speech

[SmileyClare]

I wonder if someone who tests positive for coronavirus but is asymptomatic has not therefore got covid19? They have contracted the virus but haven't developed the corona virus disease (covid) ?

If we're not talking in scientific terms, then it doesn't really matter what people call it.

Love the suggestion up thread that if you want to a appear vair posh you should pronounce it "covaid"

[NotEverythingIsBlackandWhite]

What about those who refer to it as SARS-CoV-2?

[Papatron]

I refer to any friends named Dave as "David-19" which I find hilarious but some of them don't see the funny side.

[NotEverythingIsBlackandWhite]

I wonder if someone who tests positive for coronavirus but is asymptomatic has not therefore got covid19?
There are quite a few coronaviruses that have nothing to do with covid 19. Several coronaviruses cause about 25% of common colds.

[peperethecat]

I tend to use coronavirus in conversation and Covid-19 when I'm writing it in an email or letter for work.

[EvilPea]

I noticed a real shift in the news when it got here properly, from Coronavirus to covid-19.

Like “this shit got real, better use it’s full name”

[Fluffybutter]

I’d saw we were ‘lower’ middle class and I use both covid and corona

[Fluffybutter]

*say!

[SmileyClare]

Yes I know there are 18 other coronaviruses in circulation, including the common cold.

What I meant was if someone tested positive for this particular CV (SARS CoV 2) but were asymptomatic then they technically haven't had Covid19 (the disease) they have had the virus.

As a clumsy analogy- the difference between HIV (the virus) and AIDS (the disease it can cause) is the difference between this corona virus and covid19 (the disease it can cause).

[Fluffybutter]

@EvilPea like when you were in trouble with your mum and she would use your full name . That’s when you know it’s bad

[EvilPea]

@Fluffybutter

YES! Exactly like that.

[Mypathtriedtokillme]

The “Covid-19: The time without alone time” (fuck I miss alone time, all alone without anyone saying mum like it’s a swearword or having to hide in the loo)

[Moondust001]

The two are not remotely the same thing. So I use whichever is appropriate in the circumstances. My class has nothing to do with it. My education probably has everything to do with it.

[Poppinjay]

SARS-CoV-2 is a particular strain of coronavirus that causes a disease called COVID-19.

There are lots of other coronaviruses,
Including those that cause flu, pneumonia and the common cold in humans.

[MarieIVanArkleStinks]

Coronavirus is the virus. Specifically SARS-CoV-2. But nobody uses the latter time other than scientists or prats.

Covid 19 is the disease caused by the virus. Ergo they're two entirely distinct meanings, but people use them interchangeably and ... oh, who the fuck cares?

That poisonous rag is class obsessed. I don't doubt they see things in relation to people's perceived socio-economic background that I wouldn't even notice exist. Considering so many Mumsnetters claim to hate the thing, it's surprising to find so many posters read it!

[ArriettyJones]

Covid(-19) is much more specific. It is a Coronavirus, but not the only one.

This.

[Bluebellpainting]

I think your DM is looking for something that isn’t there. All my email updates from work and professional bodies etc all use COVID 19. As others have said COVID is this specific virus- Coronavirus refers to a group of viruses which have different strains.

[iklboo]

We call it CV19 in work. Even quicker.