Pfizer Gang and the Sadness of Vaccine Culture - The Atlantic

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Second, he said, Pfizer is a “cool word” because of the F and Z sounds, which are what linguists call “fricatives.” Fricatives “are really fast-sounding,” which is why you might want to include them in the names of cars, or drugs that are marketed as fast-acting—or vaccines that don’t require you to wait a full month between doses.

Pfizer Gang and the Sadness of Vaccine Culture - The Atlantic