Encarta Webster’s dictionary reflects 9/11 language

NEW YORK – It’s all about 9/11 because these days everything else is so September 10th.

9/11, al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden and Patriot Act are all new entries in the second edition of the Encarta Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language to be released next week. And with new definitions assigned in the popular lexicon for Ground Zero and Gulf War, many of the additions are connected to the Sept 11 2001, attacks and the Bush administration’s war on terror which has dominated the news ever since that day when almost 3 000 died.The new dictionary entries evoke a national mood more sombre than in 1999 when the dictionary was launched with a first edition reflecting the themes of globalisation, growing wealth, optimism and the Internet age.”The first part of the 21st century has actually been defined by terrorism and war.The dictionary’s vocabulary reflects what is going on in society,” said US General Editor Anne Soukhanov.- Nampa-ReuterssAnd with new definitions assigned in the popular lexicon for Ground Zero and Gulf War, many of the additions are connected to the Sept 11 2001, attacks and the Bush administration’s war on terror which has dominated the news ever since that day when almost 3 000 died.The new dictionary entries evoke a national mood more sombre than in 1999 when the dictionary was launched with a first edition reflecting the themes of globalisation, growing wealth, optimism and the Internet age.”The first part of the 21st century has actually been defined by terrorism and war.The dictionary’s vocabulary reflects what is going on in society,” said US General Editor Anne Soukhanov.- Nampa-Reuterss