Aggravated by “algorithms”

· Crooked Timber · Sept. 29, 2026, 6:22 a.m.
Dusted with Grated Stupid semantics Linguistics Language descriptivism
Summary
The author expresses a descriptivist view on the evolving meanings of language, noting acceptance of common usage changes for words like 'literally' and 'aggravate', while still feeling frustrated by these shifts.
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