A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2025 & NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025
An incredible deep dive into how algorithms, social media and the internet are changing the way we communicate and think, from linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic (aka the @etymologynerd)
'No cap - this bruh slaps and slays.' - ADAM GRANT, author of Think Again
Are we cooked?
The internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. New slang emerges and goes viral overnight. Accents are shaped or erased on YouTube. Grammatical rules, loopholes, and patterns surface and transform our interactions, social norms and habits. And with over 7 billion internet users, the sheer volume of potential new words is astounding.
In Algospeak, online etymologist Adam Aleksic embarks on an energetic, astonishing journey into language and the internet; revealing the bigger social story of how language shapes us, just as much as we shape it.
PRAISE FOR ALGOSPEAK
'A must read for anyone seeking to understand how we communicate today.' - TAYLOR LORENZ, author of Extremely Online
'A gift to any word nerd.' - AMANDA MONTELL, author of The Age of Magical Overthinking and Cultish
| ISBN: | 9781529949162 |
| Publication date: | 16th July 2026 |
| Author: | Adam Aleksic |
| Publisher: | Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Dialect, slang and jargon Popular culture Media studies: internet, digital media and society Communication studies |
A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2025 & NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 An incredible deep dive into how algorithms, social media and the internet are changing the way we communicate and think, from linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic (aka the @etymologynerd)'No cap - this bruh slaps and slays.' - ADAM GRANT, author of Think AgainAre we cooked?The internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. New slang emerges and goes viral overnight.
Algospeak features in the following genres: Dialect, slang and jargon, Popular culture, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Communication studies
Paperback, Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Algospeak was written by Adam Aleksic and published by Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing
Algospeak has 320 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.