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Re:A concept that took hold in the ’70s haunted everything f... by christophilus on Friday November 26, 2021 @08:58AM (#29350212)
Late to reply, but yes. I'm a native English speaker, and everyone I know refers to N95 masks as masks. I don't know a single person who refers to them as respirators, even though that's the technical term.
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