New lexicon is sign of coronavirus pandemic times

There are many words and phrases I never used before lockdown and which I seem to use on a regular basis now. Here are some of them. Feel free to add your own. In the current situation; Prepandemic; What’s to become of us all?; You just have to follow the advice; PPE; This won’t last forever; Are you ever going to finish that jigsaw?

R number; Barnard Castle; Yay!; I managed to get eggs/toilet paper/flour (but never all at the same time); I can’t, I’m already booked in for a Zoom call; Haven’t we suffered enough?; Don’t tell me about anything heartwarming, I’m on an emotional knifeedge as it is; Are you ever going to finish that jigsaw?

Daily briefing; I’ll just give that a quick lick of paint, I’m sure there’s an unfinished tin in the garage; Why did you put the packet back when you knew it was empty?; I’ll just give that cupboard a good clear out; Anyone fancy a game of Scrabble?; I don’t know what’s for lunch, you tell me; Let’s take your temperature just to be on the safe side; Are you ever going to finish that jigsaw?

Did they say anything about hairdressers at the briefing?; Post-pandemic; I can’t seem to concentrate long enough to read anything interesting or challenging; 5pm is too early for a drink, let’s wait until 6pm; Use a disinfectant wipe on that; Anyone fancy a game of Uno; I can’t face shopping, we’ll have to have toast; remember when we used to…; Come on, let’s go for a walk; Have you got the mute button on?; Are you ever going to finish that jigsaw?

What day is it?; Just to be on the safe side; You’d think there’d be something decent to watch on one of those channels; I can’t wait to…; Of course toast is a meal, it just depends what you have on it; I’ll just wear that again, it’s not as though I’m going anywhere; Are you ever going to finish that jigsaw?; When things are back to normal.

“Did they say anything about hairdressers at the briefing?