Elise Hu

That might be a hill you're willing to die on because my next question is, what is an anthill you'd be willing to die on?

For example, I would die on the hill that, you know, one location's pizza is better than another location's pizza.

Do you have anything that you feel like?

Okay.

All right.

Linguist, influencer, author, etymologist, but certainly not merely a creator of content.

Adam Oleksik, thank you so much for sitting down with us.

That was Adam Oleksik speaking at TED Next 2025 and in conversation with yours truly, Elise Hu.

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I'm Elise Hu.

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