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Warpy

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20. "Affected," not "infected." Sheesh, most ESL people do better than that.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Mar 9, 2021, 03:46 PM

Mar 2021

/pedantry

However, the sky high rates of thyroid problems and other radiation based illness in French Polynesia have been known for a long time, this is just France finally owning up to the damage 50 years late.

It's one of those things people knew but the government managed to sweep under the rug.

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French nuclear tests infected 'almost entire Polynesian population': report [View all] DonViejo Mar 2021 OP

Yeah, and the ones they didn't infect, we did. n/t malthaussen Mar 2021 #1

When did we start using the work "infect" for radiation contamination? Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #2

THANK YOU! Kali Mar 2021 #3

Infection implies something that can be treated, posssibly cured, Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #4

infection is caused by pathogens - Kali Mar 2021 #5

Agreed... Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #16

Good question - did we start with just this one report? caraher Mar 2021 #6

This is the first time I have seen the word used in this context Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #15

well llashram Mar 2021 #9

I was thinking the same thing. nt oldsoftie Mar 2021 #14

Yes, I can only assume it was a bad translation from the French original relayerbob Mar 2021 #17

Hmmm... Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #18

"Infected?" That's the wrong word. hunter Mar 2021 #7

My father was in White Sands James48 Mar 2021 #13

Pfft. we were contaminating people and destroying islands way before the French. Javaman Mar 2021 #8

Better versions of the story Nasruddin Mar 2021 #10

mistranslation Nasruddin Mar 2021 #11

Your side note is so true Steelrolled Mar 2021 #12

"If you know anything about the topic" CloudWatcher Mar 2021 #19

"Affected," not "infected." Sheesh, most ESL people do better than that. Warpy Mar 2021 #20

"Infect" is the wrong word. MineralMan Mar 2021 #21