THE Oxford English Dictionary has legitimized popular words by adding colorful descriptions to its online edition, according to United Press International. Among the 1,000 entries recently announced by Editor-at-Large Jesse Sheidlower are bada-bing (suggesting "something happening suddenly, emphatically, or easily and predictably), carpet bombing and bling. "The English language changes and evolves all the time and the Oxford English Dictionary has to keep up," Sheidlower said. "Our editors are currently going through the entire alphabet bit by bit, writing new entries and revising existing ones in order to stay current."
Booker Prize winner announced
英国布克奖揭晓 印度女作家获奖
INDIAN born writer Kiran Desai has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize of 2006 for her novel "The Inheritance of Loss". The 35-year-old author was presented with the ￡50,000 prize on October 10. "The Inheritance of Loss" is Desai's second book. It was described by the judges as "a magnificent novel of humane breadth and wisdom, comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness." The 336-page novel explores contemporary issues like multiculturalism, fundamentalism and terrorist violence with the narrative of its protagonist Sai, a teenage orphan girl.
