Is this a tragedy? “Algospeak” has made the jump from the online world to real life. Some bemoan its clumsy sayings — but others say this is just how language renews itself.
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Undecipherable?: "He got a dog during the pandemic, but now he's dead" — as you might say it on TikTok. Glossary
Euphemism - A euphemism is a word or phrase that is used when people want to avoid talking about something that they find too awful or shocking to name clearly or discuss openly.
Algorithm - Any set of rules followed by a computer. In the context of social media, “the algorithm” refers to the intelligent AI that learns the interests of the user and presents them with posts that it thinks will interest them.
Purists - Someone who insists on sticking to tradition.
Trivialise - Make (something) seem less important, significant, or complex than it really is.
Proto-Indo-European - The common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. It existed approximately from 4500 to 2500BCE.
Slavic - Relating to the Slavic peoples, an ethnic group living in Europe and Asia and their languages.
Linguists - People who study language.
Superstition - A belief or practice that is not entirely based on facts or reality.