Once a cornerstone of online democracy, the humble hashtag is quietly vanishing — and with it, a little piece of user power, says @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy.
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TLDR 👇
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
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#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
Why platforms are killing the hashtag
Today I write in anticipatory nostalgia for the cornerstone of a more democratic internet—one which is slowly being stolen from us.
tinyurl.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Once a cornerstone of online democracy, the humble hashtag is quietly vanishing — and with it, a little piece of user power, says @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy.
🔗 tinyurl.com/pzvxpstk
TLDR 👇
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
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TLDR 👇
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
TLDR (3/3):
By stripping hashtags away, platforms reclaim the power to decide what’s visible, what’s trending, & what deserves attention. The internet becomes tidier, yes — but also less transparent, less spontaneous, & less human.
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
By stripping hashtags away, platforms reclaim the power to decide what’s visible, what’s trending, & what deserves attention. The internet becomes tidier, yes — but also less transparent, less spontaneous, & less human.
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
TLDR (3/3):
By stripping hashtags away, platforms reclaim the power to decide what’s visible, what’s trending, & what deserves attention. The internet becomes tidier, yes — but also less transparent, less spontaneous, & less human.
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
By stripping hashtags away, platforms reclaim the power to decide what’s visible, what’s trending, & what deserves attention. The internet becomes tidier, yes — but also less transparent, less spontaneous, & less human.
#langksy #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse
Twitter/X: A Toxic Echo Chamber? Why Academics Should Move On blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #TwitterX #ElonMuskNoEthics #SocialMediaEthics #DigitalDiscourse #Academia #PublicSphere #PlatformPolitics
Twitter/X has ceased to be a neutral platform it’s time academics let go
Following the recent US election Twitter/X has seen an exodus of users to other platforms. Mark Carrigan, argues that the platform no longer holds value for academics looking to share and communica…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 30, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Twitter/X: A Toxic Echo Chamber? Why Academics Should Move On blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #TwitterX #ElonMuskNoEthics #SocialMediaEthics #DigitalDiscourse #Academia #PublicSphere #PlatformPolitics
🌟 It was a great pleasure to attend ADDA 5 at @tilburg-university.bsky.social at the spectacular MindLabs! 🚂
👇 Here with acquisitions editor Isja Conen and organizer Tom van Hout in the picture 📸.
More info 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#digitaldiscourse #discourseanalysis
👇 Here with acquisitions editor Isja Conen and organizer Tom van Hout in the picture 📸.
More info 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#digitaldiscourse #discourseanalysis
May 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
🌟 It was a great pleasure to attend ADDA 5 at @tilburg-university.bsky.social at the spectacular MindLabs! 🚂
👇 Here with acquisitions editor Isja Conen and organizer Tom van Hout in the picture 📸.
More info 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#digitaldiscourse #discourseanalysis
👇 Here with acquisitions editor Isja Conen and organizer Tom van Hout in the picture 📸.
More info 👉 benjamins.com/conferences/...
#digitaldiscourse #discourseanalysis
🧵 6/6
In many online disputes, people are not necessarily disagreeing about the same message – they may be responding to entirely different versions of it.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
In many online disputes, people are not necessarily disagreeing about the same message – they may be responding to entirely different versions of it.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
June 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
🧵 6/6
In many online disputes, people are not necessarily disagreeing about the same message – they may be responding to entirely different versions of it.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
In many online disputes, people are not necessarily disagreeing about the same message – they may be responding to entirely different versions of it.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
This lunchtime, I attended a fascinating research seminar by Pilar Garces Blitvich exploring the mediality of forgiveness — how digital spaces shape who gets forgiven & how apologies are received.
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#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
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#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This lunchtime, I attended a fascinating research seminar by Pilar Garces Blitvich exploring the mediality of forgiveness — how digital spaces shape who gets forgiven & how apologies are received.
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#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
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#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
🧵 4/4
Rather than representing the decline of authentic communication, the straight-faced “haha” shows how language continually adapts to meet our social & emotional needs.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
Rather than representing the decline of authentic communication, the straight-faced “haha” shows how language continually adapts to meet our social & emotional needs.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
July 30, 2026 at 9:25 AM
🧵 4/4
Rather than representing the decline of authentic communication, the straight-faced “haha” shows how language continually adapts to meet our social & emotional needs.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
Rather than representing the decline of authentic communication, the straight-faced “haha” shows how language continually adapts to meet our social & emotional needs.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
This article explores the concept of "message drift" – the process by which messages become separated from their original context as they are clipped, captioned, reposted & reframed across digital platforms.
🔗 tinyurl.com/n44rhtmu
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
Message drift: why things get taken out of context online and why it matters
As content is clipped, reposted and reframed, audiences encounter fragments rather than the original message.
tinyurl.com
June 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
This article explores the concept of "message drift" – the process by which messages become separated from their original context as they are clipped, captioned, reposted & reframed across digital platforms.
🔗 tinyurl.com/n44rhtmu
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
🔗 tinyurl.com/n44rhtmu
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
🧵 5/5
The takeaway, therefore, is refreshingly balanced: brainrot isn’t evidence of disengagement or decline. It’s a creative, collaborative way young people are making sense of a fast, fragmented digital world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
The takeaway, therefore, is refreshingly balanced: brainrot isn’t evidence of disengagement or decline. It’s a creative, collaborative way young people are making sense of a fast, fragmented digital world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🧵 5/5
The takeaway, therefore, is refreshingly balanced: brainrot isn’t evidence of disengagement or decline. It’s a creative, collaborative way young people are making sense of a fast, fragmented digital world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
The takeaway, therefore, is refreshingly balanced: brainrot isn’t evidence of disengagement or decline. It’s a creative, collaborative way young people are making sense of a fast, fragmented digital world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
This article explores the concept of brainrot & makes a simple, powerful & linguistic point: remixing and repeating bits of media has always been how people connect.
What’s new is the source.
🔗 tinyurl.com/terevj3r
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
What’s new is the source.
🔗 tinyurl.com/terevj3r
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
Online ‘brainrot’ isn’t ruining children’s minds – it’s a new way of navigating the modern internet
Brainrot creates a shared cultural code.
tinyurl.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This article explores the concept of brainrot & makes a simple, powerful & linguistic point: remixing and repeating bits of media has always been how people connect.
What’s new is the source.
🔗 tinyurl.com/terevj3r
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
What’s new is the source.
🔗 tinyurl.com/terevj3r
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#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
The @ sign is more than just a keystroke – it’s a cultural chameleon with a history stretching back thousands of years.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
TLDR 👇
#langsky #linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
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#langsky #linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
The 3,000-year-old story hidden in the @ sign
In Taiwan they call @ "little mouse". It's "strudel" in Hebrew, "dog" in Russian and "monkey's tail" in Dutch. The @ sign is a mirror, and its story goes back thousands of years.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The @ sign is more than just a keystroke – it’s a cultural chameleon with a history stretching back thousands of years.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
TLDR 👇
#langsky #linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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#langsky #linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
TLDR (3/4):
Today, @ is inseparable from our digital identities – shaping usernames, online personas, and even inclusive language (think amig@s in Spanish).
#linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
Today, @ is inseparable from our digital identities – shaping usernames, online personas, and even inclusive language (think amig@s in Spanish).
#linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
TLDR (3/4):
Today, @ is inseparable from our digital identities – shaping usernames, online personas, and even inclusive language (think amig@s in Spanish).
#linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
Today, @ is inseparable from our digital identities – shaping usernames, online personas, and even inclusive language (think amig@s in Spanish).
#linguistics #language #onlinecommunication #digitaldiscourse #tech
🧵 6/7
This is sociolinguistics happening in real time: mass euphemism cycles, spontaneous community dialects, collective hypercorrection & algorithm-responsive discourse strategies.
#langsky #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
This is sociolinguistics happening in real time: mass euphemism cycles, spontaneous community dialects, collective hypercorrection & algorithm-responsive discourse strategies.
#langsky #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🧵 6/7
This is sociolinguistics happening in real time: mass euphemism cycles, spontaneous community dialects, collective hypercorrection & algorithm-responsive discourse strategies.
#langsky #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
This is sociolinguistics happening in real time: mass euphemism cycles, spontaneous community dialects, collective hypercorrection & algorithm-responsive discourse strategies.
#langsky #linguistics #digitalcommunication #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
🧵 3/4
Digital language has therefore developed its own resources for communicating what words alone cannot. Much like punctuation, “haha” can soften a message, reassure the recipient & signal that the conversation remains friendly and low-stakes.
#langsky #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
Digital language has therefore developed its own resources for communicating what words alone cannot. Much like punctuation, “haha” can soften a message, reassure the recipient & signal that the conversation remains friendly and low-stakes.
#langsky #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
July 30, 2026 at 9:25 AM
🧵 3/4
Digital language has therefore developed its own resources for communicating what words alone cannot. Much like punctuation, “haha” can soften a message, reassure the recipient & signal that the conversation remains friendly and low-stakes.
#langsky #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
Digital language has therefore developed its own resources for communicating what words alone cannot. Much like punctuation, “haha” can soften a message, reassure the recipient & signal that the conversation remains friendly and low-stakes.
#langsky #digitaldiscourse #onlinecommunication
Last talk of the 2025 season on December 17 (maybe add it to your calendar?)
This time, we are giving the floor to the DD&I co-chair
@ylvabiri.bsky.social: "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: the finance advice genre"
Everyone is welcome! Feel free to share 🐦🐦🐦
This time, we are giving the floor to the DD&I co-chair
@ylvabiri.bsky.social: "Expertise and Engagement in YouTube informational videos: the finance advice genre"
Everyone is welcome! Feel free to share 🐦🐦🐦
November 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🧵 7/7
What’s particularly striking is that these innovations arise not from formal rules, but from uncertainty — a linguistic marketplace shaped by opaque moderation systems, shifting platform policies, & commercial incentives.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
What’s particularly striking is that these innovations arise not from formal rules, but from uncertainty — a linguistic marketplace shaped by opaque moderation systems, shifting platform policies, & commercial incentives.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🧵 7/7
What’s particularly striking is that these innovations arise not from formal rules, but from uncertainty — a linguistic marketplace shaped by opaque moderation systems, shifting platform policies, & commercial incentives.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
What’s particularly striking is that these innovations arise not from formal rules, but from uncertainty — a linguistic marketplace shaped by opaque moderation systems, shifting platform policies, & commercial incentives.
#langsky #linguistics #digitaldiscourse #algospeak
The Press, The Clap Back, and the First Amendment: Trump’s Tango with Truth substack.com/@viktorruin/...
#FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #DonaldTrump #Journalism #MediaCriticism #FakeNews #DigitalDiscourse #ClapBackCulture #SocialMedia #PublicSpeech #Censorship #Democracy #FreedomOfThePress
#FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #DonaldTrump #Journalism #MediaCriticism #FakeNews #DigitalDiscourse #ClapBackCulture #SocialMedia #PublicSpeech #Censorship #Democracy #FreedomOfThePress
December 21, 2024 at 5:32 PM
The Press, The Clap Back, and the First Amendment: Trump’s Tango with Truth substack.com/@viktorruin/...
#FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #DonaldTrump #Journalism #MediaCriticism #FakeNews #DigitalDiscourse #ClapBackCulture #SocialMedia #PublicSpeech #Censorship #Democracy #FreedomOfThePress
#FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #DonaldTrump #Journalism #MediaCriticism #FakeNews #DigitalDiscourse #ClapBackCulture #SocialMedia #PublicSpeech #Censorship #Democracy #FreedomOfThePress
🧵 4/5
When exploring the concept of brainrot, the article is careful to point out that correlation is not causation.
It may be that some young people are drawn to these environments because they already fit how they think & process the world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
When exploring the concept of brainrot, the article is careful to point out that correlation is not causation.
It may be that some young people are drawn to these environments because they already fit how they think & process the world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🧵 4/5
When exploring the concept of brainrot, the article is careful to point out that correlation is not causation.
It may be that some young people are drawn to these environments because they already fit how they think & process the world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
When exploring the concept of brainrot, the article is careful to point out that correlation is not causation.
It may be that some young people are drawn to these environments because they already fit how they think & process the world.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
#Trump books the
All Girl #Epstein Children's Choir
for a residency at The Kennedy Center!
#Trump #EpsteinFiles #TrumpStatement #PamBondi #PoliticalScandal #JusticeWatch #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #TruthSocial #DigitalDiscourse #OnlineActivism #IndependentVoices #BreakingNews
All Girl #Epstein Children's Choir
for a residency at The Kennedy Center!
#Trump #EpsteinFiles #TrumpStatement #PamBondi #PoliticalScandal #JusticeWatch #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #TruthSocial #DigitalDiscourse #OnlineActivism #IndependentVoices #BreakingNews
July 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#Trump books the
All Girl #Epstein Children's Choir
for a residency at The Kennedy Center!
#Trump #EpsteinFiles #TrumpStatement #PamBondi #PoliticalScandal #JusticeWatch #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #TruthSocial #DigitalDiscourse #OnlineActivism #IndependentVoices #BreakingNews
All Girl #Epstein Children's Choir
for a residency at The Kennedy Center!
#Trump #EpsteinFiles #TrumpStatement #PamBondi #PoliticalScandal #JusticeWatch #BreakingNews #PoliticalNews #TruthSocial #DigitalDiscourse #OnlineActivism #IndependentVoices #BreakingNews
Social media platforms optimize for engagement …
but what if the real problem is premature semantic closure in digitaldiscourse?
Note explores whether a Compression–Resonance–TensionIndex #CRTI could help diagnose discourse quality & inform more reflective platformdesign. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🖖
but what if the real problem is premature semantic closure in digitaldiscourse?
Note explores whether a Compression–Resonance–TensionIndex #CRTI could help diagnose discourse quality & inform more reflective platformdesign. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🖖
Towards a Discourse Quality Index Based on Compression, Resonance, and Tension (CRTI): A Theoretical Position Note on Reflective Platform Design
This concept paper introduces the Compression–Resonance–Tension Index (CRTI), a heuristic theoretical framework for analysing online discourse as a dynamic system. Drawing on cybernetics, platform eco...
doi.org
March 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Social media platforms optimize for engagement …
but what if the real problem is premature semantic closure in digitaldiscourse?
Note explores whether a Compression–Resonance–TensionIndex #CRTI could help diagnose discourse quality & inform more reflective platformdesign. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🖖
but what if the real problem is premature semantic closure in digitaldiscourse?
Note explores whether a Compression–Resonance–TensionIndex #CRTI could help diagnose discourse quality & inform more reflective platformdesign. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🖖
🧵 5/5
If you'd like to follow them, please do: they're clearly much better at building an online following than I am. 🐾
🔗 www.instagram.com/therescuegre...
#socialmedia #digitaldiscourse #pets
If you'd like to follow them, please do: they're clearly much better at building an online following than I am. 🐾
🔗 www.instagram.com/therescuegre...
#socialmedia #digitaldiscourse #pets
August 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
🧵 5/5
If you'd like to follow them, please do: they're clearly much better at building an online following than I am. 🐾
🔗 www.instagram.com/therescuegre...
#socialmedia #digitaldiscourse #pets
If you'd like to follow them, please do: they're clearly much better at building an online following than I am. 🐾
🔗 www.instagram.com/therescuegre...
#socialmedia #digitaldiscourse #pets
🧵 (1/3)
The talk examined cancel culture as a modern “degradation ceremony”: a collective process that reduces individuals to a single, negatively charged identity.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
The talk examined cancel culture as a modern “degradation ceremony”: a collective process that reduces individuals to a single, negatively charged identity.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🧵 (1/3)
The talk examined cancel culture as a modern “degradation ceremony”: a collective process that reduces individuals to a single, negatively charged identity.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
The talk examined cancel culture as a modern “degradation ceremony”: a collective process that reduces individuals to a single, negatively charged identity.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
🧵 3/5
It also reflects how digital play has changed. Where many older games were built around structure, stories & progression, today’s online environments are fluid, modular & deeply social.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
It also reflects how digital play has changed. Where many older games were built around structure, stories & progression, today’s online environments are fluid, modular & deeply social.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
🧵 3/5
It also reflects how digital play has changed. Where many older games were built around structure, stories & progression, today’s online environments are fluid, modular & deeply social.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
It also reflects how digital play has changed. Where many older games were built around structure, stories & progression, today’s online environments are fluid, modular & deeply social.
#langsky #linguistics #language #digitaldiscourse
🧵 (2/3)
It’s an ongoing negotiation between emotion, visibility & power — & it reveals as much about our collective moral culture as it does about any one “cancelled” individual.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
It’s an ongoing negotiation between emotion, visibility & power — & it reveals as much about our collective moral culture as it does about any one “cancelled” individual.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🧵 (2/3)
It’s an ongoing negotiation between emotion, visibility & power — & it reveals as much about our collective moral culture as it does about any one “cancelled” individual.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
It’s an ongoing negotiation between emotion, visibility & power — & it reveals as much about our collective moral culture as it does about any one “cancelled” individual.
#langsky #politenessstudies #digitaldiscourse
I'm late sharing this article but it's a fascinating read about the online rise of “Clavicular”, a looksmaxxing/manosphere-adjacent content creator who has moved from niche internet subculture into wider mainstream visibility.
🔗 tinyurl.com/399j2tn4
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#langsky #manosphere #digitaldiscourse
🔗 tinyurl.com/399j2tn4
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#langsky #manosphere #digitaldiscourse
The disturbing rise of Clavicular: how a looksmaxxer turned his ‘horror story’ into fame
His gonzo argot of ‘mogging’ and ‘jestermaxxing’ masks a malign chauvinist philosophy, and his audience keeps growing
tinyurl.com
March 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I'm late sharing this article but it's a fascinating read about the online rise of “Clavicular”, a looksmaxxing/manosphere-adjacent content creator who has moved from niche internet subculture into wider mainstream visibility.
🔗 tinyurl.com/399j2tn4
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#langsky #manosphere #digitaldiscourse
🔗 tinyurl.com/399j2tn4
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#langsky #manosphere #digitaldiscourse