Algospeak

The Etymologicon for the social media generation- from the @etymologynerd of Instagram and TikTok (aka Adam Aleksic), comes a deep dive into how algorithms, social media and the internet are changing the way we communicate and think. \"Incisive and funny, this is a page turner from start to finish. a must read for anyone seeking to understand how we communicate today.\" - Taylor Lorenz, author of Extremely Online \" takes our understanding of online communication to a new level.\" - David Crystal, author of How Language Works From the rise of leetspeak and words such as \"unalive\" to the trend of adding \"-core\" to different influencer aesthetics, the internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. We're entering an entirely new era of etymology, heralded by the invisible forces driving social media algorithms. And with over 7 billion internet users uploading over 2.5 quintillion bytes of media every day, the sheer volume of potential new words is astounding. In , onlin...