On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:47:10 -0000, BAC wrote:

Perhaps the fact most English speakers are not Japanese speakers and are
hence unlikely to be confused by possible quibbles regarding the literal
meaning of the term is one reason many of us consider 'tsunami' a more apt
term than 'tidal wave'.

I'd have thought that as most English speakers speak English, they might be
more likely to know what the work tidalwave means that tsunami.

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Tim C.