‘Ah-mic-ron?’ ‘Oh-mic-ron? New variant
becomes a tongue-twister
Posted By: Ribicon, 12/1/2021 1:38:39 PM
There are many unknowns about the omicron variant of the coronavirus, including whether it spreads faster than other strains or is more deadly. But here’s another puzzler: How to pronounce it. World Health Organization officials give Greek names to new variants of concern, like alpha and delta. Those were pretty straightforward, but omicron appears to be tripping people up. President Biden repeatedly referred to it as “omni-cron” during remarks Tuesday, a flub that Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health appeared to repeat from the podium. On Wednesday, Dr. Fauci pronounced it as “ah-mi-cron,” with a short O sound at the start,
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They can't pronounce it, but everyone agrees that we need boosters and more boosters because that's Science. Omicron; it's the new "nucular."