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January 10th 05, 01:05 AM
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C J Campbell wrote:
That isn't what I meant. Yes the term tsunami is "universally used". My point was that whether an event is called a "tsunami" or a "tidal wave" may depend on where the event occured. No. It depends on when you were born. If you were born before 1960, you probably call it a tidal wave. Interesting. Searches of online dictionaries don't yield evidence to support my geographical origin-based theory. So I'm inclined to be persuaded by your explanation. Thnx, CJ. Jim Rosinski 
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January 10th 05, 04:08 AM
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"jim rosinski" wrote in message oups.com... C J Campbell wrote: That isn't what I meant. Yes the term tsunami is "universally used". My point was that whether an event is called a "tsunami" or a "tidal wave" may depend on where the event occured. No. It depends on when you were born. If you were born before 1960, you probably call it a tidal wave. Interesting. Searches of online dictionaries don't yield evidence to support my geographical origin-based theory. So I'm inclined to be persuaded by your explanation. Thnx, CJ. Kids used to 'learn' a lot from comic books. Dick Tracy fought a tidal wave; Buz Sawyer (IIRC) a tsunami. No doubt Superman has seen both.
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