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‘Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Raphael@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ok, Mr. Literal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal_and_figurative_language

[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

even used figuratively, it's bad writing for the reason i explained.

[–] sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Words should matter though. The guy you responded too is correct. There is a very big difference in responses to pandemics vs drought. Both can cause upheaval, but that's about where the similarities end.