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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Lane3 who wrote (18184)5/10/2006 3:13:28 PM
From: mph  Read Replies (4) of 542688
 
What struck me about the comment was more the use of the term "incident" rather than the level of adjective used to describe the "incident."

Main Entry: 1in·ci·dent
Pronunciation: 'in(t)-s&-d&nt, -"dent
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin incident-, incidens, from Latin, present participle of incidere to fall into, from in- + cadere to fall -- more at CHANCE
1 : something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance
2 a : an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : HAPPENING b : an accompanying minor occurrence or condition : CONCOMITANT
3 : an action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in diplomatic matters <a serious border incident>
synonym see OCCURRENCE

There's something about the term "incident" that almost seems to sanitize 9/11, nothwithstanding the modifier "horrendous."

But maybe that's just me.
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