Babiniotis’ reaction to confinement, delivery and take-out: what are they called in Greek

The former rector of the National University and Kapodistria and professor of Linguistics, George Babiniotis, prefers Greek words for terms “emergency shutdown»,«deliveryAnd “to go”.

In a post on Facebook, the professor gives the Greek definitions of these three words, which have flooded us in recent days due to the measures for the coronavirus.

In detail, Mr. Babiniotis writes: “Take us and lift us with the coronavirus galloping and taking us more and more like a food outlet to … delivery, while at the same time we are bombarded daily by the lockdown, general or mini confinement Mercy (or “sin” as some say)!

And I (“in my world”, I mean … the linguistic one) in the pandemic riot to motivate (… “maybe those words”) to cry those who are left linguistically sensitive at least in Greek! Even if it’s a “linguistic apocalypse” on my part …».

After its publication, the teacher has a graph showing how the three disputed words are said in Greek.