Why We Turn to the Word 'Surreal' Whenever Something Terrible Happens
Following the terror attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001, people across ...
Following the terror attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001, people across the country began searching Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary for the same word. The word was not “rubble,” or “triage,” or even “terrorism,” but “surreal.”...
