@omorphos.comA textbook covers a subject directly and in order. A novel makes you work it out: a word from chapter three comes back in chapter eleven, said by someone else, meaning something a little different. They do different jobs, and most learners only have one. #langsky
@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Aurore' (French · oh-ROR).
Meaning: The Roman goddess of dawn, or poetically, the first light of day before sunrise
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Umbracle' (Italian · oom-BRAH-kuh-lay).
Meaning: A shaded garden walk or leafy arbor designed to provide cool shelter from the sun
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Verschwindend' (German · fair-SHVIN-dent).
Meaning: Vanishing or disappearing, often used to describe something so small or insignificant it nearly
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Segreto' (Italian · seh-GREH-toh).
Meaning: A secret; something hidden or kept private
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Luciérnaga' (Spanish · loo-see-EHR-nah-gah).
Meaning: A firefly or lightning bug, a small beetle that produces bioluminescent light
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Invernía' (Spanish · een-behr-NEE-ah).
Meaning: The season of winter, or metaphorically, a period of hardship, dormancy, or spiritual darkness
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Florilegium' (Latin (English scholarly use) · flor-ih-LEE-jee-um).
Meaning: A collection of literary passages, poems, or excerpts carefully selected and arranged, literally
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@germanwordoftheday.bsky.socialdie Patentanmeldung - patent application Die Patentanmeldung muss sorgfältig vorbereitet werden, um erfolgreich zu sein. #deutsch #German #Languagelearning #Langsky #Edusky
@welearnrussian.bsky.socialToday we’re learning how to say “go back / return” in Russian.
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Saburai' (Japanese · sah-boo-rye).
Meaning: A warrior of feudal Japan bound by a strict code of honor, loyalty, and martial discipline
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Fuoriuscire' (Italian · foo-or-ee-oo-SHEE-reh).
Meaning: To go into exile or to be banished from a place, particularly used historically for political ex
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Thalassothalpia' (German (scientific/medical) · tah-lah-so-TAHL-pee-ah).
Meaning: A therapeutic love of the sea, or the healing comfort found in oceanic environments
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@wordvoyage.bsky.socialToday's word is 'Iridescenza' (Italian · ee-ree-deh-SHEN-tsah).
Meaning: The subtle, shimmering play of rainbow colors that appears to change as light shifts, like on an
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 4/4
The phrase “my algorithm” captures that tension beautifully — something can feel intimate, individual & tailored to us while still being designed & controlled elsewhere.
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 3/4
There are also clear connections to online harms and political communication: algorithms increasingly shape what information reaches us while remaining difficult for most users to inspect or understand.
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 2/4
That shift is especially interesting because it captures the way algorithms have moved from technical procedures into everyday experiences of visibility, recommendation & institutional power.
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.social🧵 1/4
In contemporary discourse, “the algorithm” often refers to an opaque system that shapes what we see online while phrases like “my algorithm” describe something deeply personalised but still outside our ownership or control.
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@perkinskeighley.bsky.socialIn this piece, Dr Tom Oliver traces how the word “algorithm” has changed over time: from its origins in rules-based arithmetic, through its precise mathematical meaning, to today’s much looser public use.
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