Re:I have the coronavirus – So far, it isn't that bad
by Johnny555 on Saturday February 29, 2020 @01:56AM
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Unlike many outbreaks, covid-19 appears to disproportionately favor the young
That wording seems ambiguous, from the dictionary:
favor - feel or show approval or preference for
While I can see how you could say that since children are spared, the disease "favors" them, that doesn't sound quite right. If I said "The serial killer favors young women", I think most people would assume that young women were his target.
That wording seems ambiguous, from the dictionary:
favor - feel or show approval or preference for
While I can see how you could say that since children are spared, the disease "favors" them, that doesn't sound quite right. If I said "The serial killer favors young women", I think most people would assume that young women were his target.