3 ms·
I'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
by iamatworknow 6y ago
I'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.