Tuesday, April 30, 2019
What's In A Word?
If you Juul, are you not vaping nicotine? Many teenagers think so in spite of the company's prominent messages in its advertisements that its products contain the addictive chemical. Apparently, teenagers do not equate Juuling with vaping. That is why this year, pollsters will ask teens if they Jull to make sure they are getting the right information about their behaviors. Who would have thought that Juul would enter the lexicon as a verb? It is there, however, and public health authorities have to contend with it. It is a good reminder that in communications, we have to be sensitive to slang and street talk. We dare not assume everyone knows the meaning of a word.
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