it will probably flush out in a month

[GoodTaste]

Does "it will probably flush out in a month" mean "the coronavirus crisis will end in a month"?

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Joshua Kessler tweeted
Replying to
@SamHarrisOrg
He has handled this poorly, but 300 people die of the lives a day, in a good flu season. 26 Americans have died so far of corona and it will probably flush out in a month.

 

[Tarheel]

More or less. Next month we'll be talking about something else.

 

[GoesStation]

He's saying "I don't understand how numbers work, especially exponents."

 

[SoothingDave]

He's saying "I don't understand how numbers work, especially exponents."

That is not what he is saying. We should stick to English here, not political opinions.

 

[GoodTaste]

What does "of the lives" (in "but 300 people die of the lives a day") mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

I think "lives" was a typo and it was meant to be "virus". I'm just guessing though.

 

[GoesStation]

I think "lives" was a typo and it was meant to be "virus". I'm just guessing though.

I'd guess he meant "the flu". I can't imagine how he ended up with "lives".

 

[SoothingDave]

Auto-correct and fat fingers can do all kinds of things when typing tweets.

 

[GoesStation]

Auto-correct and fat fingers can do all kinds of things when typing tweets.

Tgey sure ça — and not just in twwets.

 

[Tarheel]

Some things make me glad I'm not on Twitter.
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