
Algospeak review: An essential update on how social media is turbocharging language
Social media and short-form video platforms are driving language innovation Lisa5201/Getty images AlgospeakAdam Aleksic (Ebury (UK, 17 July) Knopf (US, 15 July)) Nothing makes you feel old like being bamboozled by slang. Even the chapter titles of Adam Aleksic’s Algospeak: How social media is transforming the future of language have this effect. “Sticking Out Your…