Eilish and Omicron among 2021’s most mispronounced words

Dec 8 2021

You’re not alone if you’ve been corrected as to how to actually say Billie Eilish’s last name or the new COVID-19 variant title.

Both have made it to a list of 2021’s most mispronounced words, with a survey amassing which words and names were trickiest for anyone to utter.

The list was compiled by the US Captioning Company, whose job is to provide subtitles for live events on TV and courtrooms. So they know a thing or two about pronunciation.

The COVID variant, for instance, is supposed to be pronounced ‘OH-mee-kraan’ or ‘AH-muh-kran’ (try it!) and depends on whether you’re in the UK and US.

As for the pop star’s name, it’s supposed to be uttered as ‘EYE-lish’, as many were attempting to twist the surname according to what they deemed more probable.

Other words which suffered the wrath of mispronunciation were Dogecoin (DOHJ-coin), the cryptocurrency made popular by Elon Musk, Glasgow (GLAHZ-go), which was mispronounced by both Biden and Obama, and Yassify (YEAH-sih-fai) a popular beauty filter trend.

2020’s batch of mispronounced words included Anthony Fauci’s last name (spelled FOW-chee) and US Vice President’s first name (CAW-ma-la).

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Photo Source: World Meteorological Organisation, Medium

Mixing vaccines for boosters backed up by EU authorities

Dec 8 2021

Health authorities from the European Union have backed up the mixing of COVID-19 vaccines for the booster.

This, they say, could in some cases produce a better response than a single jab. The best results come from what is called a viral vector shot, such as AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnson shot, followed by Moderna or Pfizer after (mRNA).

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a joint statement that the so-called mix and match approach can be used for both initial jabs and boosters.

This approach may also lend countries some flexibility as they deal with a resurgence in cases, especially they are short in stock of a particular jab.

Many European countries have started giving the follow up booster six months after the first immunisation. With the EU currently approving four vaccines, some studies suggest that despite some minor side effects being stronger with this approach, they are inconsistent.

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Photo Source: Yale Medicine

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Malta’s top 40 restaurants have been chosen – here are the top 5!

Dec 8 2021

A list of Malta’s top 40 award-winning restaurants has just been curated by the Definitive(ly) Good Guide. The island’s most authoritative survey based restaurant guide has essentially outlined your next weekend eatery adventure.

‘The awards are based on the highest rated overall, and in the individual Food, Service and Ambience categories, taking into account the number of people rating them, value for money, comments and other data from the survey.’

At top place is Noni Restaurant, winning Top Overall, Top Food and Top Service. Located at the heart of Malta’s capital city, this award was very much well deserved as the restaurant is known for its genuine, fresh and local cuisine.

Tarragon Restaurant followed suit at second place – a Mediterranean restaurant which seeks quality, comfort and value in every dish it serves in stunning Bugibba.

The third runner up is Don Royale, located in St Julians. Known for its wide variety of dishes which vary from pizza, grills and mouth-watering pizzas, this award is far from a surprise!

The top five list is rounded off with The Golden Fork, located in Attard, and with ‘The Chef’s Table’ in Bugibba at fourth and fifth place respectively.

The former provides guests with its own take on the world of cuisine in the village of orchards whereas the latter offers everything from French to Greek Mediterranean dishes.

We still urge you to check out the entire list however – there’s something for every tastebud as the list truly picks some of the island’s most renowned dining spaces!

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Photo Source: Noni Restaurant FB