Covid

By *errys OP Man over a year ago

milton keynes and kent

Why do some in the media pronounce it

....... covvid......

when it is spelt covid?

By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

All part of the plan.

By *naswingdressWoman over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Seems to be a UK thing.

As it's a made up word, an acronym, I don't think there's a fixed pronunciation.

By *ntrepid ExplorersCouple over a year ago

Birmingham

CO-rona-VI-rus Disease...

I suppose from the initials it could be more like "Covyed" but this is obviously utterly irrelevant.