A-1. Killer-diller. Outta sight. All that and a bag of chips. This slaps! From the 1940s to the early 2020s, these words and phrases are all generational slang that means the same thing—“excellent.” In this episode, Chris speaks with linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic on how technology and algorithms are changing language. They also discuss which age-group is experimenting the most with language, how social media is transforming how the deaf community communicates, and whether going completely offline does more harm than good.Featured guest<ul><li>Follow Adam Aleksic on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/etymologynerd/reels/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@etymologynerd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNHb7I85BKnwbJF4fWBXJjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, and at <a href="https://www.etymologynerd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">etymologynerd.com/</a></li><li>Subscribe to Adam's Substack, <a href="https://etymology.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Etymology Nerd</a></li><li>Buy Adam's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Algospeak-Social-Transforming-Future-Language/dp/0593804074" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Algospeak</a></li></ul>Connect with the team<ul><li>Follow Chris on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrisiduffy/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and at <a href="https://chrisduffycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chrisduffycomedy.com</a></li><li>Buy Chris’ book, <a href="https://t.ted.com/ZGuYfcL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Humor Me</a>&nbsp;</li><li>Watch How to Be a Better Human videos on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/TEDAudioCollective" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TEDAudioCollective</a></li><li>Follow TED on <a href="https://x.com/TEDTalks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TED" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a></li></ul>For the full text transcript, visit <a href="https://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go.ted.com/BHTranscripts</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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