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Does anyone know why British people call it "the R number"? It's like calling the speed of light "the c number" rather than "c".
by williamsmj 6y ago
Does anyone know why British people call it "the R number"?
It's like calling the speed of light "the c number" rather than "c".
- corin_ 6y agoI suppose it's just less likely to be misunderstood among people who 8 months ago had never heard of the concept of "R" (or "the R number", or "c" probably) - especially in a language that people hearing "R" in a sentence will probably hear it as "are" or "our" before "R". I'm much more annoyed by use of "coronavirus" to describe this specific virus.
- williamsmj 6y agoThat sounds plausible, but as far as I can tell they don’t do it in any other English-speaking country