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

[Scot LaFaive]

>I agree with those who pronounces the "t" and hope we can retain it in pronunciation so the word obeys the alphabetic principle.
 
Just for you I will pronounce the "t" in "tsunami," the "p" in "psalm," the "k" in "knot," the "g" in "gnat," and so on.
 
Scot
 
> Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:38:03 +0000> From: truespel at HOTMAIL.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: Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>> Subject: Re: "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Looks like "tsunami" is here to stay. I agree with those who pronounces the "t" and hope we can retain it in pronunciation so the word obeys the alphabetic principle. From m-w.com, tsunami means "harbor wave", which to me does not have the impact of a "tidal wave". Tidal wave has an earlier date associated - 1851, see m-w.com> > Main Entry: tsu·na·mi> Pronunciation: \(t)su̇-ˈnä-mē\> Function: noun> Inflected Form(s): plural tsunamis also tsunami> Etymology: Japanese, from tsu harbor + nami wave> Date: 1897> : a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption : tidal wave> > (Note that the dot over the u did not copy in the phonetic copy/paste. Not good. Truespel never has that problem. No specail symbols.) Also note that the speaker did drop the "t" in pronunciation.> > Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+> See truespel.com - and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at authorhouse.com.> > > > > > Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:06:06 -0500> > From: spiderrmonkey at HOTMAIL.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> > Poster: Scot LaFaive> > Subject: Re: "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > Something like that.> > =20> > Scot> > PS: I prefer "tsunami." More flavorful.> >> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:15:54 -0700> From: gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM> Subjec=> > t: Re: "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)> To: ADS=> > -L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>> ---------------------- Information from the mail hea=> > der -----------------------> Sender: American Dialect Society RV.UGA.EDU>> Poster: Benjamin Barrett > 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". Someo=> > ne said "tsunami" more accurately reflects the cause, which is an earthquak=> > e. 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" ac=> > tually does relfect causation by an earthquake.>> ------------------------=> > ------------------------------------> The American Dialect Society - http:/=> > /www.americandialect.org> > _________________________________________________________________> > Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook =96 together at last. =A0=> > Get it now.> > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=3DCL10062=> > 6971033=> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------> > The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org> > _________________________________________________________________> Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today.> http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline> > ------------------------------------------------------------> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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