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Tidal wave vs. tsunami, followup.
I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory 20 seconds, referred to a "tsunami early warning system" in California.
NBC used the same word, 9 times, for California! Of course the reporter was James Hatori, Japanese I think, but even two signs they showed used the word.
Did "tidal wave" do something bad? Did it offend someone? Is it out?
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NBC used the same word, 9 times, for California! Of course the reporter was James Hatori, Japanese I think, but even two signs they showed used the word.
Did "tidal wave" do something bad? Did it offend someone? Is it out?
s/ meirman
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Brooklyn NY 12 years
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[nq:1]I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory 20 seconds, referred to a "tsunami early warning system" in ... two signs they showed used the word. Did "tidal wave" do something bad?
- [nq:1]I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory 20 seconds, referred to a "tsunami early warning system" in ...
- two signs they showed used the word.
- Did "tidal wave" do something bad?
- Did it offend someone?
- It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal waves, but then neither do harbors, so that is a dodge.
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[nq:1]I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory 20 seconds, referred to a "tsunami early warning system" in ... two signs they showed used the word. Did "tidal wave" do something bad? Did it offend someone? Is it out?[/nq]
Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal waves, but then neither do harbors, s
Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal waves, but then neither do harbors, s
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"ray o'hara" (Email Removed) wrote ..
[nq:2]I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory ... do something bad? Did it offend someone? Is it out?[/nq]
[nq:1]Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal ... reason is tsunami is a cool sounding word and fun to say which I suppose is a good enough reason.[/
[nq:2]I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory ... do something bad? Did it offend someone? Is it out?[/nq]
[nq:1]Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal ... reason is tsunami is a cool sounding word and fun to say which I suppose is a good enough reason.[/
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[nq:1]For the purpose of warning coastal communities, there is a need for a term that refers to the destructive tidal ... that is not specifically enough. It originally means, and still means waves generated at mouths of rivers by tidal differences.[/nq]
You know what? If you go around the U.S.A. and ask people what a tidal wave is and what a tsunami is, everybody will tell you what a tidal wa
You know what? If you go around the U.S.A. and ask people what a tidal wave is and what a tsunami is, everybody will tell you what a tidal wa
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[nq:1]tidal wave is the bulge of water that flows around the world due to gravitaional effects and very few will know that meaning..[/nq]
If you are interested in this phenomenon, here is a link to a great discussion on what causes the "2" bulges of water that we call high tides. h
[nq:1]tidal wave is the bulge of water that flows around the world due to gravitaional effects and very few will know that meaning..[/nq]
If you are interested in this phenomenon, here is a link to a great discussion on what causes the "2" bulges of water that we call high tides. h
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[nq:1]You know what? If you go around the U.S.A. and ask people what a tidal wave is and what a ... has gained more penetration but it is still not in general usage. Tsunami is still just a conceit of know-it-alls.[/nq]
[nq:2]For this purpose, the term "tsunami" is suitable. It is ... and nearly all the definitions are related to this meaning.[/nq]
[nq:1]you go to an American beach and scr
[nq:2]For this purpose, the term "tsunami" is suitable. It is ... and nearly all the definitions are related to this meaning.[/nq]
[nq:1]you go to an American beach and scr
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[nq:1]do wave I[/nq]
You obviously don't live anywhere near the Pacific ocean. The term is the term used almost exclusively to refer to the wave generated by an undersea earthquake, landslide, meteor or comet ocean impact. I guess we could call it an ocean displacement wave if you want to confuse folks again.
It can be a bit scary at night out on the tidal flats in the glow of a singl
You obviously don't live anywhere near the Pacific ocean. The term is the term used almost exclusively to refer to the wave generated by an undersea earthquake, landslide, meteor or comet ocean impact. I guess we could call it an ocean displacement wave if you want to confuse folks again.
It can be a bit scary at night out on the tidal flats in the glow of a singl
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[nq:2]I chnaged the station but ABC news, in its intoductory ... do something bad? Did it offend someone? Is it out?[/nq]
[nq:1]Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal ... innundating the coast which is why it was coined, while harbor wave tells you nothing of its origin or effect.[/nq]
A tsunami is a harbou
[nq:1]Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more accurate than tidal wave because the tide doesn't cause tidal ... innundating the coast which is why it was coined, while harbor wave tells you nothing of its origin or effect.[/nq]
A tsunami is a harbou
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[nq:2]Tsunami is Japanese for 'harbor wave' .It is considered more ... while harborwave tells you nothing of its origin or effect.[/nq]
[nq:1]A tsunami is a harbour wave because its effects are felt in harbours, where the ocean depth is not great.[/nq]
Actually it is felt all along the coast and not just in harbors.
[nq:1]A tsunami is a harbour wave because its effects are felt in harbours, where the ocean depth is not great.[/nq]
Actually it is felt all along the coast and not just in harbors.
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[nq:1]I do not doubt what you said is the public understanding of the term'tidal wave' and the ignorance of the term 'tsunami' in the USA. What I mentioned is the public understanding of the term 'tsunami' in Japan and other parts of Asia.[/nq]
Yes where they don't speak English,but this is an English language group and English already has a perfectly good term, Tidal Wave, the
[nq:1]I do not doubt what you said is the public understanding of the term'tidal wave' and the ignorance of the term 'tsunami' in the USA. What I mentioned is the public understanding of the term 'tsunami' in Japan and other parts of Asia.[/nq]
Yes where they don't speak English,but this is an English language group and English already has a perfectly good term, Tidal Wave, the
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[nq:1]"Lion" >[/nq]
"Tsunami" is a technical term used by oceanographers. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary dates its first use as 1904. The 1956 version of the SOED marks the word as "alien or not naturalised". By the time of the 1973 version the word was naturalised.
I don't know when "tsunami" was adopted by oceanographers. However it was in use in 1956 - see:
"Tsunami" is a technical term used by oceanographers. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary dates its first use as 1904. The 1956 version of the SOED marks the word as "alien or not naturalised". By the time of the 1973 version the word was naturalised.
I don't know when "tsunami" was adopted by oceanographers. However it was in use in 1956 - see:
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