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

[Stephen Montgomery]

Apologies for the double post, but I forgot to mention something else. Did
it occur to anyone else that the choice of "tsunami" in "silver tsunami"
might have had something to do with the alliterative quality for (what I'm
assuming is) the majority of speakers?

-- 
Anyɛɛ mɔbi.

On 24/10/2007, Stephen Montgomery <wytukaze at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> > official?
> >
> > Does anyone pronounce the "t" in tsunami?   m-w.com does not pronounce
> > it.
> >
> > Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
> > See truespel.com - and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at
> > authorhouse.com .
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> >
> >
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> >
> > > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:36:57 -0400
> > > From: bapopik at GMAIL.COM
> > > Subject: "Silver Tsunami" (first "boomer" files for Social Security)
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> > >
> > > SILVER TSUNAMI-12,700 Google hits
> > > ...
> > > ...
> > > 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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