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# on the moving picture device
the news person said 'global pandemic'

its going round twice?
(I helped save b3ta! boff FL OZ, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 22:18, archived)
# Doesn't pandemic mean multiple countries, whereas global would be all countries?
(Jeru War and Piss, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 22:19, archived)
# well from my schooldays
when the Jam were no 1

pan means 'all people/populas'


(I helped save b3ta! boff FL OZ, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 22:23, archived)
# aye
pan = all
demic = people
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 22:25, archived)
# That's not true in practice though given there's loads of countries previous pandemics haven't hit.
It only has to spread to several countries to be classed as a pandemic.
(Jeru War and Piss, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 22:29, archived)
# aye
I was only pointing out the etymology

it's up to the Arabs to make it work
(I helped save b3ta! Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus, Wed 29 Apr 2009, 22:31, archived)