Adam Aleksic, a linguistics influencer more commonly known online as the “Etymology Nerd,” spoke at UC Berkeley about his recent book “Algospeak” and the implications of online language evolution.

Recently, I was at the birthday party for a friend of my 5-year-old daughter, and there was a candy bar set out for the kids to enjoy. It was an indulgent spread packed with various bowls of ...

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