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THEY’RE BRAINWASHING YOU! (& other secrets that made you click) - Etymology Nerd
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1:35:44Now PlayingAdam Aleksic is a linguist, content creator, and author, best known online as the Etymology Nerd.
What’s happening to language right now? Words like “rizz” and “skibidi” can make it feel like you’re out of the loop, but are you actually getting older, or has the internet transformed language into something entirely new? What does the science of linguistics say about this shift?
Expect to learn why 6-7 was voted word of the year for 2025, why TikTok is becoming the most powerful linguistic engine on Earth, if there is a science to meme language, why funny language spreads and what makes it stick, why we should care about linguistics, and much more…
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