Cheer Up the Lonely Day

Our language is ever changing. New words are coined. Old words are given new meanings. A few years ago, the phrase “social distancing” was invented. To me, that phrase is a prime example of an oxymoron—a phrase in which two words of opposite meanings are paired. After all, how can one be social (relating to others through interactions with them) while remaining at a distance? And is ongoi...