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Are we cooked? How social media shapes your language | Adam Aleksic
15 minutes Posted May 13, 2025 at 3:10 pm.
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Gen Z slang is rife with new words like "unalive," "skibidi" and "rizz." Where do these words come from — and how do they get popular so fast? Linguist Adam Aleksic explores how the forces of social media algorithms are reshaping the way people talk and view their very own identities.

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