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TIL about the "jab" word in this context (English is not my first language). I thought the author had misspelled "lab".
by Contax 6y ago
TIL about the "jab" word in this context (English is not my first language). I thought the author had misspelled "lab".
- iamatworknow 6y agoI'm a native English speaker (American) and have thought it was odd for a few weeks that Reuters in particular likes to use the word "jab" for "vaccination". It's not commonly used that way in the US.
- NoodleIncident 6y agoIt's a holdover from print news media to use uncommon-but-short synonyms in headlines. There might be some benefit online as well, but since it's an established jargon/vernacular/dialect/etc of English, they probably just continue to use it out of habit.
- TillE 6y agoIt's extremely weird until you remember the American equivalent is "shot". I think the British media goes for the colloquial version a bit more, but it's hard to say for sure.
- iamatworknow 6y agoAh...yeah, I didn't even consider "shot" being similarly weird. I guess I'm just used to it.
- justnotworthit 6y agoIt's mine, and the one I study. I'm guessing it's slang for injection? Looking it up now... I sympathize with your pain of learning a new language (or system or whatever): It's hard to tell if it's a mistake on their part, a mistake on your part, some kind of regionalism, some kind poetry...