Catch up locals' news in English
2021-07-27T05:05:28.456Z
During the pandemic, social distancing has become a concept, but the linguist Ola Karlsson at the Language Council wonders what is meant by that. In Kulturnyheterna's post-pandemic phrasebook, he strikes a blow for another word when it comes to keeping your distance: the two-meter rule.
- I like the word because it is very concrete and clear, says Ola Karlsson.
- And I think that this norm or rule is here to stay precisely because even after the pandemic we will continue to keep our distance when new diseases spread in society.
See more in the video above.
Source: svt
