Algospeak

by Adam Aleksic

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Book of the Day, NPR · August 5, 2025

‘Algospeak’ looks at algorithms' transformative impact on how we speak on and offline

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Linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic argues that language is evolving at a rapid pace, driven largely by social media algorithms that amplify linguistic trends, exploring phenomena like influencer accents and viral words such as 'rizz' and 'skibidi'.

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