"Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)

[Scot LaFaive]

Something like that.
 
Scot
PS: I prefer "tsunami." More flavorful.
> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:15:54 -0700> From: gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM> Subject: Re: "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>> Poster: Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM>> Subject: Re: "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Looks like circular troll country once again. BB> > Tom Zurinskas wrote:> > Point was - why the term "tidal wave" appears to be dropped for "tsunami". Someone said "tsunami" more accurately reflects the cause, which is an earthquake. My point was that we had a term we understood, like parkway, even though it wasn't perfectly exact, like the way "parkway" doesn't resemble driving through a park.> >> > So I guess the question why "tidal wave" is dropped and who is responsible for dropping it goes unanswered, unless "tsunami" actually does relfect causation by an earthquake.> > ------------------------------------------------------------> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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