ext_26684 ([identity profile] spacealien-vamp.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] spacealien_vamp 2004-12-22 10:11 pm (UTC)

That's really fascinating. I was wondering personally how odd it seems (now that I think about it) that it sounds okay to me to say "I have the flu" but not "I have the influenza," even though they're the same thing.
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