Comments on: Swine Flu gets a Name Change http://harlotofthearts.org/blog/2009/05/08/swine-flu-gets-a-name-change/ A revealing look at the arts of persuasion Mon, 07 May 2012 13:19:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://harlotofthearts.org/blog/2009/05/08/swine-flu-gets-a-name-change/#comment-2125 Tim Mon, 11 May 2009 19:55:30 +0000 http://harlotofthearts.org/blog/?p=952#comment-2125 This is a nice catch, Kaitlin. Looking back through my email, the change is perfectly perceptible: the "OSU Emergency Management" emails switched their subject headings from "Swine Flu" to "H1N1 Influenza" in just one week. It reminds me of another time a global term that became rapidly entrenched tried to be switched. Remember when the government and financial institutions pressured media outlets to swap "bailout" for "recovery package"? The valiant attempt never took hold and bailout remains the default term. Sorry for that pun on default. I should go now. This is a nice catch, Kaitlin. Looking back through my email, the change is perfectly perceptible: the “OSU Emergency Management” emails switched their subject headings from “Swine Flu” to “H1N1 Influenza” in just one week.

It reminds me of another time a global term that became rapidly entrenched tried to be switched. Remember when the government and financial institutions pressured media outlets to swap “bailout” for “recovery package”? The valiant attempt never took hold and bailout remains the default term. Sorry for that pun on default. I should go now.

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