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

[Stephen Montgomery]

Just to timidly poke a dead horse, while I have little interest in which
word is better, I pronounce the 't' in tsunami. Might be, mind you, down to
my acquaintance with German's initial /ts/ (although I still can't properly
master the /sts/ of 'Szene' et al).

And, while I'm at it, does anyone but me pronounce the 'm' of 'mnemonic'?

-- 
Anyɛɛ mɔbi.

On 16/10/2007, Tom Zurinskas <truespel at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I guess "tidal wave" is out and "tsunami" is in.  What or who made this
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> Does anyone pronounce the "t" in tsunami?  m-w.com does not pronounce it.
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> > SILVER TSUNAMI-12,700 Google hits
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> > ...
> > This is all over this week's news. Did the Pew Center coin this in
> > 2001 (before the tsunami of a few years ago)?
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > (GOOGLE NEWS)
> > The Real Beginning of the End of the 20th Century, or, Batten Down ...
> > Reason Online, CA - 2 hours ago
> > Social Security, which referred to the looming crisis as a "silver
> > tsunami," is facing enormous financial pressures from the generation
> > born in the ...
> > First boomer files for Social Security Earthtimes
> > ...
> > ...
> > (GOOGLE NEWS)
> > Boomers and Seniors Connect with Technology
> > KREN CW 27 TV, NV - Oct 10, 2007
> > After all, the Pew Center refers to the coming "Silver Tsunami" of
> > boomers and recent retirees familiar with technology and the Internet.
> > ...
> > ...
> > (GOOGLE GROUPS)
> > RESOUR> Pew Report: wired seniors Group:
> > comp.internet.net-happenings ... and finances online Email is the #1
> > draw for seniors Hobbies Money Health
> > News Weather Browsing for fun Evolving from timid to savvy Wired seniors
> stand
> > apart from their disinterested peers A silver tsunami Methodology About
> the Pew
> > Internet & American Life Project
> http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp? ...
> > Sep 10 2001 by net-happenings moderator
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